Garbage in Garb...

Which one of the following is a good source for making compost?

Paheli gave the following ill effects of the practice of burning dried leaves and other plant parts

(i) Burning degrades the soil.

(ii) Burning produces harmful gases/fumes.

(iii) Precious raw materials to obtain manure at low cost is lost.

(iv) Lot of heat is generated unnecessarily.

The correct reasons of why we should not burn leaves are?

Green garbage bin is used for collecting which of the following item?

A low lying open area used to store city garbage is called ________.

If you dump kitchen waste in a pit, it may, after sometime?

Which of the following should be thrown in Blue garbage bin?

The rotting and conversion of some materials into manure is called __________.

The method of preparing compost with the help of earthworms is called?

_________ is a place where earthworm is reared in plant nursery premises.

Which of the following activities does not reflect responsible behaviour with regard to waste disposal?

The steps required for conversion of kitchen garbage into manure are given below in a jumbled form.

(i) Put garbage in a pit

(ii) Cover the bottom of the pit with sand

(iii) Cover the pit loosely with a gunny bag or grass

(iv) Add worms

Which of the following shows the correct sequence of the above steps?

The method of preparing compost with the help of redworms is called ____________.

Why hot food items should not be packed in polythene bags?

Which one of the following cannot be recycled?

Redworms grind their food with the help of _______.