Question

Fill up the blanks –

A. I were adopted as the substitute for open-burning dumps. In a II, wastes are dumped in a depression or trench after compacting and covered with dirt everyday.

B. Deforestation is the conversion of forested area to non-forested ones. According to an estimate, almost I percent forests have been lost in the tropics, compared to only II percent in the temperature region. The present scenario of deforestation is particularly grim in Indian At the beginning of the twentieth century forests covered about III percent of the land of India. By the end of the century, it shrunk to IV percent, whereas the National Forest Policy (1988) of India has recommended 33 percent forest cover for the plains and 67 percent for the hills

• A. A – I – sanitary landfills, II – sanitary landfill; B – I – 40, II – 1, III – 30, IV – 19.4
• B. A – I – sanitary landfills, II – sanitary landfill; B – I – 20, II – 1, III – 15, IV – 19.4
• C. A – I – sanitary landfills, II – sanitary roadfill; B – I – 10, II – 1, III – 5, IV – 19.4
• D. A – I – sanitary roadfills, II – sanitary landfill; B – I – 40, II – 1, III – 30, IV – 19.4

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

A – I – sanitary landfills, II – sanitary landfill;

B – I – 40, II – 1, III – 30, IV – 19.4