NPTEL Plastic Waste Management Week 2 Assignment Answers 2025
1. Which sector is the maximum contributor to plastic waste, according to Mudgal et al., (2011)?
a. Agriculture
b. Building & Construction
c. Packaging
d. Automobile
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2. What are small pieces of plastic derived from the breakdown of larger plastic debris called?
a. Microbeads.
b. Micro plastics.
c. Plastic pellets.
d. Scrubbers.
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3. Which river is the highest contributor of plastic waste?
a. Yangtze
b. Indus
c. Nile
d. Amazon
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4. Which is the lowest consumed virgin plastic resin in India according to world scientific
publishing co. 2014?
a. LDPE
b. HDPE
c. PVC
d. PS
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5. From 1970 to 1995, which component of the MSW has recorded the highest growth rate in
weight proportion, according to world scientific publishing co. 2014?
a. Plastics
b. Glass
c. Paper
d. Metals
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6. Which state is the largest producer of plastic waste in India according to CPCB report, 2017?
a. Tamilnadu
b. Maharashtra
c. Gujarat
d. Punjab
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7. According to Eunomia consultant firm of UK, what is the amount of plastic entering the marine
environment?
a. 9.8 Million tonnes per annum
b. 10.3 Million tonnes per annum
c. 11.5 Million tonnes per annum
d. 12.2 Million tonnes per annum
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8. Which of the following statements) is/are correct?
a. Primary sources of plastic waste undergo fragmentation & degradation to form secondary sources.
b. Plastics that act as pollutants can be categorized into micro-, meso-, or macro debris, based on size.
c. Plastic waste can be of both aesthetic and environmental nuisance when on land.
d. All the above
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9. According to ourworlddata.org, which type of plastic waste source (by plastic use) is of greatest
mass in the Great pacific garbage patch?
a. Hard plastic, plastic sheet & film
b. Plastic lines, ropes & fishing nets
c. Preproduction plastic pellets
d. Foamed plastic material
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10. According to Ericksen et al., 2014, which ocean/marine basin has the largest quantity of plastic
waste floating at the ocean surface?
a. North Pacific
b. North Atlantic
c. South Pacific
d. South Atlantic
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11. Marine litter is human-created waste that has been deliberately or accidentally released into a
sea or ocean during shipping, fishing or aquacultures.
a. True
b. False
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12. Micro beads are not used in various personal care and cosmetic products.
a. True
b. False
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13. Plastic litter directly into the rivers, streams and drains can be a cause of clogging of drains and can be breading spaces for mosquitos causing human health hazard
a. True
b. False
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14. Micro bead particles can easily be filtered out by wastewater plants?
a. True
b. False
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15. Plastic Consumption in India by industrial goods sector is the highest according to, World
Scientific Publishing Co, 2014
a. True
b. False
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