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GATE 2024 ES – Question 31

Solid and Hazardous Waste Management · Hazardous Waste Management · 1 mark · Multiple select

Under the hazardous-waste rules referenced as2016 in the paper, which are characteristic hazardous-waste properties?

  1. Ignitability
  2. Reactivity
  3. Radioactivity
  4. Toxicity

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Correct answer: (A) Ignitability; (B) Reactivity; (D) Toxicity

Explanation

Ignitability, reactivity and toxicity are characteristic hazards considered in the hazardous-waste framework. Radioactive waste is handled under a separate radioactive-material regulatory framework rather than being the intended hazardous-waste characteristic here. Select **A, B, D**.

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