NPTEL Municipal Solid Waste Management Week 1 Assignemt Answers 2025
1. In which of the following conditions can we expect the highest rate of waste generation?
- hilly area with warm weather
- plain area with cold weather
- hilly area with cold weather
- plain area with warm weather
Answer : d
2. Statement 1: Collection frequency affects the waste generation rate.
Statement 2: More wastes are generated in areas where collection frequency is high.
- Both statement 1 and statement 2 are correct
- Statement 1 is correct, but statement 2 is wrong
- Statement 1 is wrong, but statement 2 is correct
- Both Statement 1 and statement 2 are wrong
Answer : a
3. Methods used to estimate waste quantity:
- Load-Count analysis
- Field capacity
- Quartering Method
- Weight-Volume analysis
Answer : See Answers
4. Variation in the waste composition depends on:
- Location
- Season
- Economy
- All of these
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5. Which of the following states has the highest waste collection efficiency in India (CPCB, 2013)?
- Kerala
- Maharashtra
- Karnataka
- West Bengal
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6. Statement 1: Understanding the field capacity of waste is important in determining leachate formation in a landfill.
Statement 2: The field capacity doesn’t depend on the state of the decomposition of the waste.
- Both statement 1 and statement 2 are correct
- Statement 1 is correct, but statement 2 is wrong
- Statement 1 is wrong, but statement 2 is correct
- Both statement 1 and statement 2 are wrong
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7. Statement 1: Volatile solids content is often used as a measure of the biodegradability of the organic fraction of solid waste.
Statement 2: Volatile solids content is an exact indicator of biodegradability.
- Both statement 1 and statement 2 are correct
- Statement 1 is correct, but statement 2 is wrong
- Statement 1 is wrong, but statement 2 is correct
- Both Statement 1 and statement 2 are wrong
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8. Waste quantification is an important aspect of SWM because it helps in:
- Selecting specific equipment
- Designing waste collection routes
- Designing material recovery facilities and disposal facilities
- All of these
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9. Which of the following waste characterisation techniques analyses the proportion of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur?
- Proximate analysis
- Ultimate analysis
- Calorific value
- None of these
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10. The instrumental calorific value of the organic components in MSW is determined using:
CHONS analyser
Full-scale boiler as a calorimeter
Laboratory bomb calorimeter
None of these
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