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Management Aptitude Test 2016 Paper

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Question : 68

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Delhi is producing close to 7500 tonne of solid waste per day, an amount which is expected to go up to around 14300 tonne by 2021. The state of environment report says that even if a reasonable amount of this waste is collected and disposed of, it will require an 800 hectare landfill site. However, if segregation and treatment of waste is done 'A properly, only 5-10% of the waste will have to be disposed of, the report says.
“The most acceptable strategy for solid waste v management in Delhi will be to categorise waste streams as biodegradable, re-cyclable and inert matter to maximise recovery and minimise quantity of waste generation.” According to the report, municipal solid waste management is in amess. The three landfill sites have long been exhausted but no workable plan to replace them is in place. The report also suggests that relatively affluent zones generate about 40% organic waste which hints at wasteful habits of residents there.
The city also produces around 5000 tonne of hazardous waste per year. Though, some of it comes from the sludge at common effluent treatment plants, most of it is generated at dyeing and pickling units and electroplating factories. This waste often finds its way to the municipal solid waste dumps, posing a hazard not just to the environment but also to humans. Which of the following is not in consonance with the contents of the passage?

(a) Biomedical waste from hospitals, which is highly infectious, is generated, on an average to the tune of 10 tonne per day, which is again treated at common waste disposal facilities.
(b) Hazardous waste should be better managed by relocating the industrial units to the specified conforming areas and preparing an elaborate inventory of the waste and its appropriate disposal.
(c) Delhi has no hazardous waste management facility and it has led to 23 illegal hazardous waste sites in the city.
(d) Electronic waste is another headache for the capital. Delhi is the second largest generator of e-waste in the country.

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