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प्रश्न
What are Composting ? Explain its Process
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उत्तर
Composting is an effective way of disposing of wet garbage from households and biomass wastes from gardens.
The processes involves in composting are :
- Vegetable peels, fruit peels, food-scraps, twigs, dry leaves, grass clippings can be dumped into a pit or a big bin.
- Then soil is spread over this pile.
- Earthworms can be introduced into the compost pit to decompose the organic matter which enrich the compost. This method is called vermi-composting.
- The soil microbes break down the organic matter.
- The compost obtained is rich organic manure for the plants in the garden.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Which of the following is the best method to dispose of biological wastes from hospitals?
(a) landfill
(b) recycling
(c) incineration
(d) composting
Give a reason for the following :
Landfills are coming up fast near large cities.
Match the items in Column I with as many times as possible in Column II.
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Column I |
Column II |
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1. Cow dung |
(i) Sugarcane |
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2. Bagasse |
(ii) Raddiwalas |
|
3. Old newspapers |
(iii) Manure |
Choose the correct option:
Landfill are is a/an:
What are blue coloured bins used for?
Which of the following is biodegradable?
First link in any food chain is usually green plants because ______.
To what use can you put the following kind of garbage and how?
Rotting smelly garbage
What happens when cooking medium is made to flow down a drain?
