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The e-waste mural installed by DoSEL at Kartavya Bhavan 2 was made from how much e-waste gathered by school students?

  1. A.25 kg
  2. B.50 kg
  3. C.75 kg
  4. D.150 kg

Correct answer

B. 50 kg

Explanation

The correct answer is 50 kg. To mark International e-Waste Day, which falls on 14 October, the Department of School Education and Literacy put up a mural made out of 50 kg of discarded electronics that school pupils had gathered, and installed e-waste bins alongside it at Kartavya Bhavan 2. The mural carries the message Reduce, Reuse and Recycle and is aligned with the National Education Policy 2020 and the Eco Clubs for Mission LiFE.

The other weights are invented. What makes the figure worth remembering is where the material came from: the waste was not bought or donated by a vendor but collected by children in schools, which is the whole point of the exercise. The bins beside the mural give the building a marked place to leave old electronic items, so that the message is backed by a facility rather than left on a wall.

Read the full article: Special Campaign 6: Schools E-Waste Drive on 28 October

Practice Questions

Q2.EnvironmentMedium

Which body leads the campus cleanliness and e-waste collection activities in schools under Special Campaign 6?

  1. A.National Service Scheme units
  2. B.Eco Clubs for Mission LiFE
  3. C.National Green Corps Rangers
  4. D.Bharat Scouts and Guides troops
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Correct answer: B. Eco Clubs for Mission LiFE

The school level work under Special Campaign 6 is carried out under their aegis. Schools across the country have taken up cleaning drives on their campuses so that classrooms and grounds stay hygienic, and have run e-waste awareness and collection drives aimed at both pupils and teachers.

Q3.EnvironmentMedium

Which two technologies did the CAQM review highlight for monitoring stubble burning?

  1. A.Satellites and ground radar
  2. B.Drones and low cost sensors
  3. C.Weather balloons and lidar
  4. D.Mobile laboratories and smog towers
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Correct answer: B. Drones and low cost sensors

The review covered their deployment for technology based monitoring and for analysing trends in farm fires, in addition to field level surveillance by officials and a close watch over the hotspot areas.

Q4.EnvironmentEasy

CRM machinery, discussed during the review, stands for which of the following?

  1. A.Crop Rotation Management machinery
  2. B.Crop Residue Management machinery
  3. C.Climate Risk Mitigation machinery
  4. D.Central Rural Mechanisation machinery
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Correct answer: B. Crop Residue Management machinery

These are the machines that handle paddy straw left in the field after the harvest, and the Commission reviewed both their availability and their actual deployment in the two districts.

Q5.EnvironmentMedium

Which officer led the CAQM team that reviewed paddy stubble management in Firozpur and Faridkot?

  1. A.Dr T. S. Panwar, Member (Technical)
  2. B.The Chairperson of CAQM
  3. C.The Deputy Commissioner of Moga
  4. D.The Chief Secretary of Punjab
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Correct answer: A. Dr T. S. Panwar, Member (Technical)

He headed the high level team that went to the two districts of Punjab to examine how the measures against paddy stubble burning are being carried out during the harvesting season.