1. Article 6 target additional POPs.
a) true
b) false
Explanation: Article 6 ensures that stockpiles and wastes consisting of contaminated with POPs are managed safely and in an environmentally sound manner without effecting people or environment. Article 8 targets additional PoPs.
2. When did India ratify for the Stockholm Convention?
a) 2001
b) 2003
c) 2004
d) 2005
Explanation: India’s Union Cabinet gave its consent to ratify and assent to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants on 20 October 2005. The Convention will allow India to avail technical as well as financial assistance for employing measures to meet the obligations.
3. What is the aim of Basel Convention?
a) Controlling movement of hazardous waste
b) Restricting movement of waste
c) Analysis of waste
d) Characterisation of waste
Explanation: The first process of the Basel Convention aims at controlling movement of hazardous waste, and safeguarding health and environment of developing countries.
4. When did the Basel convention came into force?
a) 1989
b) 1990
c) 1991
d) 1992
Explanation: The Basel convention on Control of Trans boundary Movements of Hazardous wastes their disposal and safety management entered into force in 1992.
5. What is considered as a waste under Basel convention?
a) Substance which has to be thrown
b) Substance which has to disposed by law
c) Throw away object
d) Object not in use
Explanation: Under Basel convention, wastes are substances or objects which are disposed of, or intend to be disposed of by provisions of National Law.
6. Annex IX identifies waste which require special attention.
a) true
b) false
Explanation: Annex I, VII, IX of Convention are the list of wastes that are classified as hazardous. Annex II of the Convention identifies wastes that require special consideration for disposal.
7. What is the overall goal of Basel Convention?
a) Chemical analysis
b) Waste characterisation
c) Protect ecosystem from improper hazardous waste management
d) Restrict import of waste
Explanation: The goal of Basel Convention is to protect human health and environment against adverse effect which may result from improper management of hazardous waste.
8. Basel Convention ensures that ___________
a) Transboundary movement when waste is properly disposed
b) Transboundary movement of waste
c) Transboundary movement of chemicals
d) Transboundary movement of pollutants
Explanation: Basel Convention ensures that transboundary movement of hazardous waste will only be permitted when the transport and ultimate disposal of waste is undertaken in environmentally sound manner.
9. The main element of Basel convention is __________
a) Control regime for waste movement
b) Control regime for hazardous waste movement
c) Control regime for waste
d) Control regime for waste analysis
Explanation: The main element of Basel convention is to control regime for transboundary movement of hazardous waste and its safe disposal.
10. The wastes covered in convention include e-waste.
a) true
b) False
Explanation: The wastes covered in convention include biomedical, healthcare wastes, used oils, PoPs, PCBs, e-waste and waste containing mercury and asbestos.