Waste Management — Homi Bhabha Class 6 Biology MCQs with Solutions
Free Homi Bhabha Class 6 Biology Waste Management MCQs with step-by-step solutions (10 questions). Part of Ecology & Environment. Practise online on Prepizo — no login needed.
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Questions with solutions
Q1 — Waste Management · easy · theory
Waste that comes from plants and animals and rots away easily, like vegetable peels, is called:
A. metal waste
B. plastic waste
C. glass waste
D. biodegradable waste ✓ Correct
Solution: Biodegradable waste comes from living things and rots away naturally.
Q2 — Waste Management · easy · theory
Which of these should go into the bin for dry, recyclable waste?
A. a plastic bottle ✓ Correct
B. wet dead leaves
C. leftover food
D. a banana peel
Solution: A plastic bottle is dry waste that can be recycled, unlike wet food scraps.
Q3 — Waste Management · easy · theory
The three R's that help us deal with waste are Reduce, Reuse and:
A. Recycle ✓ Correct
B. Rest
C. Run
D. Read
Solution: The three R's are Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
Q4 — Waste Management · easy · theory
Rotting vegetable and fruit peels can be turned into useful ______ for plants.
A. compost ✓ Correct
B. glass
C. metal
D. plastic
Solution: Kitchen waste can be composted into rich natural manure for plants.
Q5 — Waste Management · medium · theory
In many homes waste is separated into a green bin for wet kitchen waste and a blue bin for:
A. garden soil
B. water
C. more food waste
D. dry waste like paper and plastic ✓ Correct
Solution: The blue bin is for dry, recyclable waste such as paper and plastic.
Q6 — Waste Management · medium · theory
Which of these waste materials does NOT rot away and can stay in the ground for many years?
A. a dead leaf
B. a fruit peel
C. a plastic bag ✓ Correct
D. a paper sheet
Solution: Plastic is non-biodegradable, so it does not rot and stays in the ground for many years.
Q7 — Waste Management · medium · theory
Turning old newspapers, bottles and cans into new products is called:
A. dumping
B. burning
C. littering
D. recycling ✓ Correct
Solution: Recycling makes new things from used materials and saves resources.
Q8 — Waste Management · medium · theory
The first and best step in the three R's for dealing with waste is to:
A. bury it in the garden
B. reduce how much waste we make ✓ Correct
C. throw it into a river
D. burn all of it
Solution: Reducing the amount of waste we make is the first and best step, so there is less to deal with.
Q9 — Waste Management · hard · theory
Throwing plastic and other litter into rivers and seas is harmful mainly because it:
A. helps fish grow faster
B. makes the water tastier
C. pollutes the water and harms the animals living there ✓ Correct
D. cleans the water
Solution: Plastic waste pollutes the water and can hurt or kill the fish and animals that live there.
Q10 — Waste Management · hard · theory
Why is it a good idea to separate wet waste from dry waste at home?
A. so germs can grow
B. so wet waste can be composted and dry waste can be recycled ✓ Correct
C. to make more rubbish
D. so the bins look colourful
Solution: Separating waste lets wet waste become compost and dry waste be recycled, so less is thrown away.