This set of Hazardous Waste Management Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “TSDF – Site-Location”.
1. No landfill shall normally be constructed within ______ m of any lake or pond.
a) 100
b) 200
c) 300
d) 400
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Explanation: No landfill shall normally be constructed within 200 m of any lake or pond, because of concerns regarding runoff of waste contaminated water.
2. No landfill shall be constructed within a ______ m of a navigable river or stream.
a) 100
b) 200
c) 300
d) 400
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Explanation: No landfill shall be constructed within a 100 m of a navigable river or stream to prevent contamination from leachate.
3. No landfill shall be constructed within a ______ year flood plain.
a) 100
b) 200
c) 300
d) 400
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Explanation: No landfill shall be constructed within a 100-year flood plain, landfills must not be built within the flood plains of major rivers unless properly designed protection embankments are constructed around the landfills.
4. No landfill shall be constructed within _______ m of the highway.
a) 100
b) 200
c) 300
d) 400
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Explanation: No landfill shall be constructed within 500 m of the right of way of any state or national highway, to prevent vehicular accidents.
5. A landfill site shall be at least _______ m from a notified habituated area.
a) 100
b) 200
c) 300
d) 500
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Explanation: A landfill site shall be at least 500 m from a notified habituated area. A zone of 500 m around a landfill boundary should be declared a no-development buffer zone.
6. Landfill shall be constructed within critical habitat areas.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: Landfill shall not be constructed within critical habitat areas including reserved forest areas.
7. No landfill shall be constructed within __________ m of any water supply well.
a) 100
b) 200
c) 300
d) 500
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Explanation: No landfill shall be constructed within 500 m of any water supply well to prevent contamination of water from leachate runoff.
8. No landfill shall be located in areas where the ground water table will be less than _________ m below.
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
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Explanation: No landfill shall be located in areas where the ground water table will be less than 2m below base of landfill to prevent contamination of ground water.
9. What is the search radius range while selecting TSDF?
a) 5-250
b) 2-200
c) 6-250
d) 6-200
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Explanation: The search radius range while selecting TSDF is 5-250 km, search area will be so chosen that it minimizes the number of HW landfills in any region or state.
10. The active life of landfill is _________ years.
a) 10-25
b) 10-20
c) 20-30
d) 20-50
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Explanation: The period for which waste filling is in progress at the landfill and typically range from 10 to 25 years depending on the availability of land area.
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