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Science · 2022 · 2 marks
CBSE 2022 · Region 4 · Set 1 · Q5
"The improvement in our lifestyle has led to the generation of large amount of waste material." List two reasons to justify this statement. OR "The…
"The improvement in our lifestyle has led to the generation of large amount of waste material." List two reasons to justify this statement.
OR "The change in packaging has resulted in waste becoming non- biodegradable." Giving two examples from daily life, justify this statement.
Marking-scheme solution
Improvement in lifestyle has led to large consumption of resources
Demand for things with disposable nature increases the nonbiodegradable wastes like plastics, metal cans etc.
OR
The demand for increasing the shelf life of products and transporting goods over large distances is increasing, so the plastics / polyethene packing is preferred.
Less use of biodegradable products such as paper bag, cloth bag etc.
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