Question

CELLS and BATTERIES

Dry Cell batteries can be either single use or rechargeable. Some types of dry cell batteries contain heavy metals including mercury, nickel, cadmium, and silver. All of these metals can adversely affect human health and the environment if not recycled. If these batteries are discarded into the trash, they either end up in a landfill or are incinerated and can cause ground water and air pollution .

As per rules and regulations, a dead cell is considered as
(a) Biodegradable waste
(b) Recyclable waste
(c) Hazardous waste.
(d) None of these

Careless handling of dead batteries can cause severe impact on environment and human health. Which of the following is not a direct effect of such activities?
(a) Leachate cause ground water contamination
(b) Heavy metals may enter food chain
(c) Affect water cycle, cause drought and floods
(d) Affect soil fertility

According to the statistics given, the percentage of the used cells discarded directly without proper battery recycling in our country is
(a) 50% of the 2.7 billion produced
(b) 70% of the 2.7 billion produced
(c) 89% of the 2.7 billion produced
(d) None of these

Recycling of batteries and disposal have been a critical issue globally, but the concern in our country is probably greater as here the small battery market is dominated by single-use batteries or primary cells, in comparison to most other countries where rechargeable batteries dominate Which of the following can help the situation not to aggravate?
(a) Improve consumer awareness
(b) Stop the production of dry cells
(c) Make , throwing dead cell , a legal offensive
(d) Stop the production of all devices using dry cell.




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Answer 1

Answer:

B. Recyclable waste.

D. After soil fertility.

C.89% of the 2.7 billion produced.

A. Improve consumer awareness.