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Question 11 Mark
Why is it harmful to burn leaves?
Answer
On burning, the leaves pollute the atmosphere. There will not be any compost manure if the leaves are burnt.
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Question 21 Mark
Name the area of land where garbages are collected or dumped, the area is later converted into a park.
Answer
Landfill.
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Question 41 Mark
What is reuse?
Answer
We should use the packings, polythene bags, etc., for as many times as we can, instead of throwing them.
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Question 51 Mark
Answer the following questions in one or two words or sentences:
Why should we prefer to use paper bags rather than polythene bags?
Answer
We should prefer using paper bags rather than polythene bags as paper can be decomposed of easily. This reduce the generation of plastic garbage.
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Question 61 Mark
What can we do to overcome the problem of garbage?
Answer
We should produce minimum garbage by
  • Reducing.
  • Reusing.
  • Recycling.
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Question 71 Mark
What is waste?
Answer
All those used and unusable substances which cannot be reused in the same form are called waste.
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Question 81 Mark
Provide the suitable term that expresses the meaning of each of the following statements.
Worms converting certain kinds of waste into manure.
Answer
A suitable term describing/ expressing the meaning of the above given statements are as follows:
Vermicomposting.
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Question 91 Mark
What type of waste materials rot completely when burried in the soil?
Answer
Kitchen, plants and animals waste.
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Question 111 Mark
Provide the suitable term that expresses the meaning of each of the following statements.
An area where a lot of garbage is collected, spread out and covered with soil.
Answer
A suitable term describing/ expressing the meaning of the above given statements are as follows:
Landfill.
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Question 121 Mark
Some things can be recycled while some cannot. Why should we not throw away anything that can be recycled?
Answer
Recycling things can reduce the amount of garbage produced. Therefore, recyclable things should not be thrown away.
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Question 131 Mark
What are blue-coloured bins used for?
Answer
Blue bins are used for collecting materials that can be recycled.
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Question 151 Mark
Why is recycling considered an efficient method of disposing off wastes?
Answer
By recycling, non-biodegradable materials are diverted from landfills and incinerators, preventing soil and air pollution.
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Question 161 Mark
Which kind of garbage is not converted into compost by the red worms?
Answer
Plastic bags, tins, bottles, glass, aluminum foils, broken bangles could not be converted into compost by the redworms.
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Question 171 Mark
Collect pieces of different kinds of paper. Find out which of these can be recycled.
Answer
All type of paper can be recycled.
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Question 181 Mark
Answer the following questions in one or two words or sentences:
Which one out of beetles, roundworm and earthworm are used for vermicomposting and why?
Answer
Earthworms are the best organisms to be used for vermicomposting as they convert the waste from plants, animals or their products into compost.
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Question 201 Mark
What will you do if waste material is not picked from the waste material bin near your house? Will you cover your nose while passing along side it? What else?
Answer
We will cover our nose while passing through it but with it we will make a complaint to the officer of Municipal Corporation and tell him to make an arrangement of cleaning the waste material.
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Question 231 Mark
What happens when:
Tea leaves, cotton swabs and old soft toys are thrown into the drain
Answer
If tea leaves, cotton swabs and old soft toys are thrown into the drain, it can choke the drains and block the water supply of the area.
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Question 241 Mark
Gardener is burning garbage heap of dried leaves? Do you think he is doing right?
Answer
No, Because burning of leaves produce harmful gases and pollute our environment.
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Question 251 Mark
What happens when:
Insecticides, motor oil, paints are poured down the drain.
Answer
If insecticides, motor oil, paints are poured down the drain, this may kill useful microbes which help to purify water.
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Question 261 Mark
Answer the following questions in one or two words or sentences:
Who, out of the following should properly dispose of the garbage– father, mother, elder brother, younger sister?
Answer
Every member of the society or family is responsible to dispose of the garbage properly.
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Question 271 Mark
What are redworms?
Answer
Redworms are a type of earthworms which help in preparing compost from the kitchen wastes and parts of plants or animals.
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Question 281 Mark
Which animals do you find to visit the heaps of waste?
Answer
The following animals are mostly found visiting heaps of waste materials:Dogs, cows, oxen, pigs, crows, and insects like houseflies, mosquitoes.
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Question 291 Mark
Why polythene bags should be avoided for garbage disposal?
Answer
Plastics thrown casually get into drains and sewages, often blocking the way and causing water-logging. So polythene bags should not be used for garbage disposal.
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Question 301 Mark
From where do the things written above come into the waste material?
Answer
The things written above come into the waste material through the various activities performed at home and from the waste material produced during cooking.
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Question 311 Mark
How many types of dustbins are formed for convenience?
Answer
There are two types of dustbins (introduced by Indian Government):
  1. The green colour dustbin is used for biodegradable wastes.
  2. The blue colour dustbin is used for non-biodegradable wastes.
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Question 321 Mark
What is papier-mâchè?
Answer
Papier-mâchè is a paste made of clay and paper in which some rice husk is also mixed.
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Question 331 Mark
Explain the term ‘source reduction’ with respect to management and disposal of waste.
Answer
Source reduction means techniques which reduce the waste generated. For example, reduction in waste by composting.
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Question 341 Mark
What will you feed a redworm?
Answer
Vegetables and fruits waste, coffee and tea remains nad weed from the fields and garden.
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Question 351 Mark
Where is this waste material thrown?
Answer
This waste material is thrown in selected empty place or waste material bins.
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Question 361 Mark
What is vermicomposting?
Answer
The method of preparing compost with the help of redworms is called vermicomposting.
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Question 371 Mark
What happens when:
Cooking medium is made to flow down a drain.
Answer
If cooking medium is made to flow down a drain, It may clog pores in soil and can block pipes also.
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Question 381 Mark
Name some substances that are difficult to dispose of.
Answer
Plastic, Polythene, Lead batteries, Glass, Rubber, etc., are difficult to dispose of.
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Question 401 Mark
What are the colours of two different dustbins provided by municipalities for garbage?
Answer
Blue and green.
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Question 411 Mark
Blue coloured dustbins are meant for what type of garbage?
Answer
For materials that can be used again such as plastics, metals and glasses.
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Question 421 Mark
What is the best way to ‘manage waste’?
Answer
Management of waste is best through the 3R’s strategy-reduce, reuse, recycle.
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Question 431 Mark
What do you understand by ‘composting’?
Answer
The rotting and conversion of some materials into manure is called composting.
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Question 451 Mark
You must have seen children collecting things from waste material. Talk to these children and find out that by selling which things from this waste material they get money.
Answer
Children collect plastic bags, broken toys of plastics, piece of paper, cardboard, newspapers, old books, broken things of iron, etc., from the waste material to sell to get money.
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Question 461 Mark
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:
Method of making compost using _______ is called vermicomposting.
Answer
Method of making compost using redworms is called vermicomposting.
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Question 471 Mark
Correct the definitions of certain terms given below by changing only one word.
Landfill: Garbage buried under water in an area.
Answer
Landfill Garbage is buried under soil in an area.
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Question 481 Mark
Correct the definitions of certain terms given below by changing only one word.
Compost: Substances converted into manure for use in industries.
Answer
Compost Substance is converted into manure for use in agricultural fields.
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Question 491 Mark
What is a landfill?
Answer
A landfill is a low-lying open area in which biodegradable waste is deposited.
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Question 501 Mark
Find out where is the waste material taken and who does this work?
Answer
The waste material is taken to places which have to be filled and this work is done by Municipal Corporation of different cities.
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Question 511 Mark
Provide the suitable term that expresses the meaning of each of the following statements.
Contents of the waste bins.
Answer
A suitable term describing/ expressing the meaning of the above given statements are as follows:
Garbage.
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Question 531 Mark
Do you saw any anyother organism other than earthworm in a compost pit?
Answer
Sometimes we do see small insects, bugs, beetles, spiders. Then there are microorganisms too.
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Question 541 Mark
Why it is important to disposed plastics in a proper way?
Answer
Harmful gases are emitted from burning plastics, which cause cancer and they kill living beings. That is why plastics should be disposed in the right way.
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Question 551 Mark
Provide the suitable term that expresses the meaning of each of the following statements.
Greeting cards made from newspaper.
Answer
A suitable term describing/expressing the meaning of the above given statements are as follows:
Recycling
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Question 561 Mark
What is a dustbin?
Answer
The container or space in which the waste material is stored is called a dustbin.
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Question 571 Mark
Correct the definitions of certain terms given below by changing only one word.
Recycling: Reuse of unused material in the same or another form.
Answer
Recycling Reuse of used material in the same or another form.
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Question 581 Mark
Garbage disposal the responsibility only of the government? do you agree with the statement?
Answer
No, it is our responsibility also. We should use and reduce on grabage. We should use And reuse the thing before throwing it.
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Question 591 Mark
Can a junk dealer be called the environment’s friend? Give reasons to support your answer.
Answer
Yes, because he collects all the junk and deposits it for recycling. This way he helps in preventing waste accumulation in environment.
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Question 601 Mark
Define composting.
Answer
Compost is organic matter that has been decomposed and recycled as a fertilizer and soil amendment. The method of making compost is called composting.
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Question 611 Mark
Where is waste material stored in your home?
Answer
The waste material is stored in polythene bags or in the dustbins.
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Question 621 Mark
Define landfills and composting.
Answer
Ways of managing biodegradable wastes are:
  • Landfill: Garbage is collected in trucks and are taken to a low-lying open area called landfills.
  • Composting: The rotting and conversion of some biodegradable materials into manure is called composting.
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Question 631 Mark
Why earthworm’s are called farmer friend?
Answer
An earthworm helps in vermicomposting and thus helps in increasing the fertility the soil. Thus they are called farmer’s friends.
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Question 641 Mark
What is the nature of garbage that are dumped into green coloured dustbin?
Answer
Kitchen, plants and animals waste, that can be rot completely when burried in the soil.
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Question 661 Mark
What kind of waste should be deposited in blue dustbin and in green dustbin?
Answer
Waste that does not decompose should be put in blue dustbins, while waste that decomposes easily should be put in green dustbins.
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Question 671 Mark
From where the waste material is brought in dustbin?
Answer
Mostly the waste material is brought to the dustbin from houses, shops, roads, industries, etc.
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Question 681 Mark
What do you mean by reduced use?
Answer
We should reduce the use of such thing which adds to the garbage, and cannot be recycled.
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