NPTEL Plastic Waste Management Week 4 Assignment Answers 2025
1. Which was the first state in India to achieve the plastic bag-free status?
a. Maharashtra
b. Sikkim
c. Goa
d. Gujarat
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2. As part of its 25 year plan to eliminate plastic waste, which country has banned the use of
plastic microbeads in cosmetic & personal care products?
a. United States
b. Netherlands
c. Germany
d. United Kingdom
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3. ‘As of National Sword policy enacted by China in 2017, what is the maximum contamination
limit set for importing recycled materials?
a. 0.5%
b. 0.3%
c. 0.4%
d. 0.2%
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4. Which policy was implemented by Chinese government aimed at curtailing the amount of
contaminated recyclables and waste in 2013?
a. BLUE SKY
b. RED LIGHT
c. DRAGON FIRE
d. GREEN FENCE
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5. What is the major implication(s) of National sword policy of China?
a. Increased investment in countries where waste material originates
b. New recycling facilities in other Asian countries
c. Increased demand for feasible alternatives
d. All of the above
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6. Which country is the largest cumulative exporter of plastic waste to China from 1986 to 2016 as
per UN Comtrade (International Trade Statistics Database)?
a. United States
b. Japan
c. Hong Kong
d. Germany
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7. In 2018, Indian government has announced the ban of single use of plastic items by which year?
a. 2025
b. 2022
C. 2024
d. 2030
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8. What is the waste imports inspections program launched by the Chinese customs authorities in
2018 to succeed/replace the National sword policy, 2017?
a) BLUE SKY
b) RED LIGHT
c) DRAGON FIRE
d) GREEN FENCE
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9. In response to China’s National sword policy 2017, the exports of scrap plastics from US to
China dropped from 2017 to 2018 by what percentage (approx.)?
a. 32%
b. 7%
c. 92%
d. 53%
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10. As per UN Comtrade, which country is the largest cumulative importer of Polyethylene (PE)
waste from 1986 to 2016 by net weight?
a. Belgium
b. Hong Kong
c. China
d. Malaysia
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11. Bangladesh is the first country in the world to implement a ban on thin plastic bags.
a. True
b. False
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12. New recycling facilities in Asian countries were marked to increase due to national sword policy of china.
a. True
b. False
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13. Maharashtra was first state in India to achieve the plastic bag-free status.
a. True
b. False
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14. China filed notification to WTO that they intend to ban 24 categories of solid waste in the year
2014.
a. True
b. False
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15. The Reduction in China’s recycling volumes will strengthen virgin resin demand and prices
a. True
b. False
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