GATE 2024 AR — Architecture – Question 49

Infrastructure, Services and Utilities · Solid waste management: collection, storage, transportation and disposal · 2 marks · Numerical answer

A town needs 70000 m³ compacted waste to fill land. Of 10000 households, 30% generate 0.10 m³/day, 60% generate 0.15, and 10% generate 0.20. Find minimum days, as an integer.

Practise this question in The GATE Grind →

Show answer and explanation

Correct answer: 50 to 50

Explanation

Daily compacted volume is 3000×0.10+6000×0.15+1000×0.20=1400 m³. Required time is 70000/1400=50 days. The supplied rates already refer to compacted volume; applying another compaction factor would change the specified data.

More Solid waste management: collection, storage, transportation and disposal questions

GATE 2024 AR — Planning Q49 – A town needs 70000 m³ compacted waste to fill land. Of 10000 households, 30% generate 0.10…
GATE 2022 AR — Architecture Q28 – A town of 0.45 million people produces 0.21 kg waste/person/day, 40% organic. All organic…
GATE 2022 AR — Planning Q28 – A town of 0.45 million people produces 0.21 kg waste/person/day, 40% organic. All organic…
GATE 2021 AR Q52 – Under Solid Waste Management Rules 2016, which are duties of waste generators?

All Solid waste management: collection, storage, transportation and disposal questions →