Match LIST-I with LIST-II. LIST-I (Hazardous-waste-producing industry) LIST-II…

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Match LIST-I with LIST-II.

LIST-I (Hazardous-waste-producing industry)

LIST-II (Hazardous waste)

A. Electrical insulation

I. Toxic metals

B. Fertilizers

II. Dyes

C. Leather

III. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

D. Textile

IV. Nitric acid

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer: C. A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-IIConceptIndustrial hazardous wastes arise from chemicals used as process inputs and from residues generated during manufacturing. To match an industry with a…

  1. A.

    A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I

  2. B.

    A-I, B-III, C-IV, D-II

  3. C.

    A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

  4. D.

    A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

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Correct answer: C

Concept

Industrial hazardous wastes arise from chemicals used as process inputs and from residues generated during manufacturing.

To match an industry with a waste, identify the characteristic chemical used or released by that industry's standard process. Dielectric fluids, mineral acids, tanning agents and colourants are the relevant process-chemical groups here.

Application

Industry

Characteristic hazardous waste

Process link

Electrical insulation

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

PCBs were historically used as dielectric and insulating fluids in transformers, capacitors and related electrical equipment.

Fertilizers

Nitric acid

Nitric acid is an industrial input for producing nitrate fertilizers, so acid-bearing residues are associated with this industry.

Leather

Toxic metals

Chrome tanning uses chromium compounds, producing metal-bearing hazardous waste.

Textile

Dyes

Dyeing and printing operations generate dye-bearing wastewater and residues.

Cross-check

Each waste is used once, and every pair follows the characteristic process chemical of its industry.

Therefore, the matching sequence is A–III, B–IV, C–I, D–II.

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