6th Class Science Garbage In, Garbage Out Question Bank

done Garbage In, Garbage Out Total Questions - 57

• question_answer1)
  The garbage contains which of the following?
  A)
  Plastics            done clear
  B)
  Metal containers done clear
  C)
  Groundnut shells          done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Where do we throw away the garbage from our home?
  A)
  At a distant place         done clear
  B)
  At our door steps done clear
  C)
  In dust bins                  done clear
  D)
  All of the above done clear
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• question_answer3)
  By whom is garbage taken away from dust-bins?
  A)
  By Safai-Karamcharis done clear
  B)
  By birds and animals done clear
  C)
  By wind                       done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer4)
  Where do Safai-Karamcharis take the garbage after collecting it from dust-bins?
  A)
  To their homes done clear
  B)
  To distant markets done clear
  C)
  To landfills done clear
  D)
  Any place of their choice done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Land fill
  A)
  is a low lying open area done clear
  B)
  is a low lying open area, where the garbage collected from a city or town is dumped done clear
  C)
  is a place where truck loads of garbage are dumped done clear
  D)
  All of the above are correct done clear
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• question_answer6)
  How is garbage handled at the landfill site?
  A)
  It is spread as such over the landfill site done clear
  B)
  It is separated into useful and non-useful components and then spread over the landfill site done clear
  C)
  Both the above are correct done clear
  D)
  None of the above is correct done clear
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• question_answer7)
  How are useful components of garbage utilized?
  A)
  They are dumped in compost making areas done clear
  B)
  They are taken to various factory sites done clear
  C)
  They are used as such done clear
  D)
  None of the above is correct done clear
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• question_answer8)
  When some things in garbage rots completely and did not smell, it
  A)
  becomes manure done clear
  B)
  can be mixed with soil to provide nutrients to plants done clear
  C)
  Both the above are correct done clear
  D)
  None of the above are correct done clear
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• question_answer9)
  The rotting and conversion of some materials into manure is called
  A)
  fertilization       done clear
  B)
  utilization done clear
  C)
  composting     done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer10)
  In some cities we find dust bins of two different colours for collection of garbage. These dustbins are usually of which of the following two colours?
  A)
  Green and yellow         done clear
  B)
  Green and red done clear
  C)
  Blue and red    done clear
  D)
  Blue and green done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Which kind of materials are to be collected in blue coloured bins?
  A)
  Plastics done clear
  B)
  Metals done clear
  C)
  Glass done clear
  D)
  Materials that can be used again done clear
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• question_answer12)
  What kind of materials are to be collected in green coloured bins?
  A)
  Kitchen waste done clear
  B)
  Plant waste done clear
  C)
  Animal waste done clear
  D)
  Those materials that rot completely when buried in soil done clear
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• question_answer13)
  Is it correct to bum the huge heaps of dried leaves that are collected at various places?
  A)
  Yes                  done clear
  B)
           No done clear
  C)
  Can't say         done clear
  D)
           All are correct done clear
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• question_answer14)
  What is vermin composting?                 
  A)
  It is a method of preparing compost done clear
  B)
  It is a method of preparing compost with the help of organisms done clear
  C)
  It gives a vermilian coloured compost done clear
  D)
  All of the above are correct done clear
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• question_answer15)
  The organisms that are used for vermicomposting are
  A)
  a type of earthworm done clear
  B)
  called red worm done clear
  C)
  Both the above done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer16)
  The red worms used in vermi composting need food like
  A)
  Dead worms done clear
  B)
  Plastic bags done clear
  C)
  Broken toys done clear
  D)
  Vegetable and fruit wastes done clear
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• question_answer17)
  To make a comfortable home for red worms
  A)
  Dig a pit about 30 cm deep done clear
  B)
  Dig a pit about 30 cm deep at a place which is very hot done clear
  C)
  Dig a pit about 3 0 cm deep at a place which is very cold done clear
  D)
  Dig a pit 30 cm deep at a place which is neither too hot nor too cold done clear
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• question_answer18)
  Which of the following may be spread at the bottom of pit dug to make home for red worms?
  A)
  A net done clear
  B)
  Wire mesh done clear
  C)
  Chicken mess done clear
  D)
  Any one of net, chicken mess and wire mesh done clear
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• question_answer19)
  Which of the following may be given as food for red worms?
  A)
  Coffee               done clear
  B)
         Tea done clear
  C)
  Vegetable and fruit wastes done clear
  D)
  All of the above done clear
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• question_answer20)
  For red worms the food should be
  A)
  put at the top layer of soil done clear
  B)
  put at the bottom (about 30 cm) deep of the pit done clear
  C)
  put at about 2-3 cm deep inside the pit done clear
  D)
  All the above are correct done clear
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• question_answer21)
  The red worms
  A)
  have teeth to grind their food done clear
  B)
  do not have teeth to grind their food done clear
  C)
  need not grind their food done clear
  D)
  swallow their food done clear
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• question_answer22)
  Which of the following structures help the red worms to grind their food?
  A)
  Mouth              done clear
  B)
           Teeth done clear
  C)
  Tongue                        done clear
  D)
  Gizzard done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Which of the following items when mixed in wastes help red worms in grinding their food?
  A)
  Powdered egg shells done clear
  B)
  Powdered sea shells done clear
  C)
  Both the above done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Which of the following cannot be converted in to less harmful substance by process of composting?
  A)
  Peels of vegetables and fruits done clear
  B)
  Plant and animal wastes done clear
  C)
  Paper               done clear
  D)
  Plastics done clear
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• question_answer25)
  Which of the following can be recycled?
  A)
  Paper done clear
  B)
  Metal containers done clear
  C)
  Newspapers done clear
  D)
  All of these can be recycled done clear
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• question_answer26)
  There are two heaps of garbage. Heap A contains peels of fruits and vegetables, egg shells, tea leaves, food wastes, etc. Heap B contains polythene bags, aluminium foils, old shoes and broken glassware. Heap A and Heap B are buried separately indifferent pots and these pots are then covered with soil. After few days the soil is removed. Which of the two heaps will appear black in colour and why?
  A)
  Heap A, in it the waste materials have rotten completely done clear
  B)
  Heap B, in it the waste materials have rotten only partly. done clear
  C)
  Both, in both the waste materials have rotten completely done clear
  D)
  Neither A nor B, the waste materials in both of them have rotten only partly. done clear
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• question_answer27)
  Incidences of disease like skin cancer increases if_________
  A)
  oxygen in air decreases done clear
  B)
  nitrogen in air decreases done clear
  C)
  carbon dioxide in air increases done clear
  D)
  ozone layer decreases done clear
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• question_answer28)
  What is the correct method to dispose garbage?
  A)
  To burn it done clear
  B)
  To prepare manure from biodegradable garbage done clear
  C)
  To recycle non-degradable garbage done clear
  D)
  Both (b) & (c) done clear
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• question_answer29)
  Find the CORRECT statement
  A)
  Plants help in soil erosion. done clear
  B)
  Embankments are built across the slopes of hills to avoid soil erosion. done clear
  C)
  Stray animals help to stop the soil erosion. done clear
  D)
  To prevent the soil erosion, the speed of flowing water is increased. done clear
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• question_answer30)
  Why disposal of garbage has become a serious problem in big cities?
  A)
  Garbage is collected in large quantities. done clear
  B)
  Garbage contains materials like plastic and thermocol which do not decompose. done clear
  C)
  Garbage is not separated into wet gargage and dry garbage. done clear
  D)
  All of the above done clear
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• question_answer31)
  Banana peel : ______ : : plastic : non-biodegradable.
  A)
  decomposer     done clear
  B)
  biodegradable done clear
  C)
  non-biodegradable       done clear
  D)
  fruit done clear
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• question_answer32)
  How can you reuse plastic bottles and metal cans?
  A)
  By making compost from them done clear
  B)
  By using them for storing things done clear
  C)
  By melting them to form new products done clear
  D)
  By either of these done clear
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• question_answer33)
  Which of these is causing most harm to the environment?
  A)
  Biodegradable waste done clear
  B)
  Poisonous waste done clear
  C)
  Both (a) and (b)           done clear
  D)
  Plastic bags. done clear
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• question_answer34)
  Low lying land used to dispose garbage is called
  A)
  garbage dump done clear
  B)
  landfill done clear
  C)
  dustbin            done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer35)
  If you want to recycle vegetable waste, bones, dry flowers and saw dust you will
  A)
  make compost from them done clear
  B)
  burn them done clear
  C)
  use them in landfills done clear
  D)
  throw them in a lake/sea river done clear
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• question_answer36)
  This is a paste made of clay and paper. It is prepared for recycling of paper. It is
  A)
  paper-mache   done clear
  B)
           clay done clear
  C)
  paper                           done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer37)
  Why do we develop composting areas near the landfill?      
  A)
  To make the look of landfill beautiful. done clear
  B)
  It is compulsory to develop such sites. done clear
  C)
  To utilize some useful components of the garbage.      done clear
  D)
  None of these is correct explanation.     done clear
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• question_answer38)
  Why are two separate bins provided, for collecting garbage, in some cities?                
  A)
  It helps the city to be categorized in a better city. done clear
  B)
  These are provided to collect separately the materials those which do not rot into garbage heaps and the wastes that rot completely when buried in soil.               done clear
  C)
  These bins are in different colours and attracts us to put the garbage in these dustbins. done clear
  D)
  None of the above is correct. done clear
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• question_answer39)
  After a landfill site has been converted into a park or playground, no construction is allowed over it for a period of\[A\times 10\]years, where A is equal to
  A)
  1                                  done clear
  B)
  2                           done clear
  C)
  4                                  done clear
  D)
  8 done clear
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• question_answer40)
  If the mass of a red worm is assumed as "A" gram. How much food can it eat in a day?
  A)
  1 g                   done clear
  B)
           2g done clear
  C)
  Ag                                done clear
  D)
  2Ag done clear
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• question_answer41)
  DIRECTIONS: Match Column-I with Column-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the columns.

  Column-I	Column-II
  A. Landfill	(p) Completely rotten garbage used for plant nutrients
  B. Manure	(q) Low lying areas where garbage of a city is dumped
  C. Composting	(r) The process in which use of organisms is essential
  D. Vermi composting	(s) Converting plants and animal wastes into manure

  A)
              \[A\to (p);B\to (q);C\to (r);D\to (s)\] done clear
  B)
  \[A\to (q);B\to (p);C\to (r);D\to (s)\] done clear
  C)
  \[A\to (q);B\to (p);C\to (s);D\to (r)\] done clear
  D)
  \[A\to (p);B\to (q);C\to (s);D\to (r)\] done clear
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• question_answer42)
  DIRECTIONS: Match Column-I with Column-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the columns.

  Column-I	Column-II
  A. Blue dustbins	(p) Plastics, metal and glass
  B. Green dustbins	(q) Wastes that rot completely when buried in soil
  C. Vermi composting	(r) Method of making compost
  D. Red worms	(s) Useful in vermi composting

  A)
  \[A\to (p);B\to (q);C\to (r);D\to (s)\] done clear
  B)
  \[A\to (q);B\to (p);C\to (r);D\to (s)\] done clear
  C)
  \[A\to (q);B\to (p);C\to (s);D\to (r)\] done clear
  D)
  \[A\to (p);B\to (q);C\to (s);D\to (r)\] done clear
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• question_answer43)
  DIRECTIONS: Match Column-I with Column-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the columns.

  Column-I	Column-II
  A. Food for red worms	(p) Tea, coffee
  B. Gizzard	(q) Structure used by red worm for grinding their food
  C. Paper mache	(r) Paste made of paper and clay
  D. Plastics	(s) When heated give out harmful gases

  A)
  \[A\to (p);B\to (q);C\to (r);D\to (s)\] done clear
  B)
  \[A\to (q);B\to (p);C\to (r);D\to (s)\] done clear
  C)
  \[A\to (q);B\to (p);C\to (s);D\to (r)\] done clear
  D)
  \[A\to (p);B\to (q);C\to (s);D\to (r)\] done clear
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• question_answer44)
  DIRECTIONS: Read the passage(s) given below and answer the questions that follow Passage - 1 At the landfill site the part of the garbage that can be reused is separated out from one that cannot be used as such. The non-useful component is then spread over the landfill and then covered with a layer of soil. A landfill
  A)
  is any open space where we dump the garbage done clear
  B)
  is any open low lying area where garbage is dumped done clear
  C)
  is an isolated spot away from the residential area that is used for dumping the garbage done clear
  D)
  All of the above are correct done clear
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• question_answer45)
  DIRECTIONS: Read the passage(s) given below and answer the questions that follow Passage - 1 At the landfill site the part of the garbage that can be reused is separated out from one that cannot be used as such. The non-useful component is then spread over the landfill and then covered with a layer of soil. After the separation of useful and non-use full components from the garbage at landfill site.
  A)
  the heap of useful components is spread over the landfill site done clear
  B)
  the heap of non-useful components is spread over the landfill site done clear
  C)
  Both the heaps are spread over the landfill site done clear
  D)
  None of the above is correct done clear
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• question_answer46)
  DIRECTIONS: Read the passage(s) given below and answer the questions that follow Passage - 1 At the landfill site the part of the garbage that can be reused is separated out from one that cannot be used as such. The non-useful component is then spread over the landfill and then covered with a layer of soil. We develop compost pits near the landfill site
  A)
  to utilize the available land done clear
  B)
  to utilize some of the useful components of garbage done clear
  C)
  to utilize some of the non-useful components of garbage done clear
  D)
  All of the above are correct done clear
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• question_answer47)
  DIRECTIONS: Read the passage(s) given below and answer the questions that follow Passage - 2 If you collect the garbage from your home and put it in separate pits covered with soil for a few days. You will find that something in the garbage rots. They form manure which is used for plants. The rotting and conversion of some materials into manure is called
  A)
  composting                  done clear
  B)
  decomposing done clear
  C)
  vermi composting        done clear
  D)
  All of these are correct done clear
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• question_answer48)
  DIRECTIONS: Read the passage(s) given below and answer the questions that follow Passage - 2 If you collect the garbage from your home and put it in separate pits covered with soil for a few days. You will find that something in the garbage rots. They form manure which is used for plants. Which of the following observations was the correct reporting about all the pits after 4 days when the soil was removed?
  A)
  All the material in all the pits rotted completely and there was no smell done clear
  B)
  In some cases there was a partial rotting done clear
  C)
  In some cases there was no change at all done clear
  D)
  All of the above are correct done clear
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• question_answer49)
  DIRECTIONS: Read the passage(s) given below and answer the questions that follow Passage - 2 If you collect the garbage from your home and put it in separate pits covered with soil for a few days. You will find that something in the garbage rots. They form manure which is used for plants. If you are asked to identify some of the items of your kitchen waste (i.e. garbage from kitchen),which of the following are likely to be present in it?
  A)
  Fruit and vegetable peels done clear
  B)
  Eggshells done clear
  C)
  Dry leaves done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer50)
  DIRECTIONS: Read the passage(s) given below and answer the questions that follow Passage - 3 A type of earthworm called red worm is used for composting. This method of preparing compost with the help of red worms is called vermi composting. For vermicomposting we have to dig a compost pit having a depth of about
  A)
  10cm                           done clear
  B)
  30cm done clear
  C)
  50cm                           done clear
  D)
  90cm done clear
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• question_answer51)
  DIRECTIONS: Read the passage(s) given below and answer the questions that follow Passage - 3 A type of earthworm called red worm is used for composting. This method of preparing compost with the help of red worms is called vermi composting. For vermicomposting we have to use red worms. We have to make a comfortable home for red worms. The home for red worms is made
  A)
  with cement and concrete at the bottom of pit done clear
  B)
  with net or chicken mesh at the bottom of pit done clear
  C)
  both the above are correct done clear
  D)
  None of these is correct done clear
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• question_answer52)
  DIRECTIONS: Read the passage(s) given below and answer the questions that follow Passage - 3 A type of earthworm called red worm is used for composting. This method of preparing compost with the help of red worms is called vermi composting. Red worms need which of the following for survival?
  A)
  Very hot environment done clear
  B)
  Very cold environment done clear
  C)
  Moisture done clear
  D)
  None of the above is correct done clear
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• question_answer53)
  DIRECTIONS: The questions in this segment consists of two statements, one labelled as ?Assertion A? and the other labelled as ?Reason R?. You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the assertion A and reason R are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion. Select your answers to these items using codes given below. Assertion (A): Garbage contains plastics, metal containers and other wrapping materials. Reason (R): Useful and non-useful components are separated out from the garbage at landfill site after spreading the garbage over landfill site.
  A)
  Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. done clear
  B)
  Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. done clear
  C)
  A is true but R is false. done clear
  D)
  A is false but R is true. done clear
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• question_answer54)
  DIRECTIONS: The questions in this segment consists of two statements, one labelled as ?Assertion A? and the other labelled as ?Reason R?. You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the assertion A and reason R are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion. Select your answers to these items using codes given below. Assertion (A): After a landfill site is completely filled with garbage it is converted into a park. Reason (R): At a landfill site that has been converted into a park, no building is allowed to be constructed for next 50 years.
  A)
  Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. done clear
  B)
  Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. done clear
  C)
  A is true but R is false. done clear
  D)
  A is false but R is true. done clear
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• question_answer55)
  DIRECTIONS: The questions in this segment consists of two statements, one labelled as ?Assertion A? and the other labelled as ?Reason R?. You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the assertion A and reason R are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion. Select your answers to these items using codes given below. Assertion (A): We develop some compost making areas near the landfill. Reason (R): It is done to utilize some of the useful components of garbage.
  A)
  Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. done clear
  B)
  Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. done clear
  C)
  A is true but R is false. done clear
  D)
  A is false but R is true. done clear
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• question_answer56)
  DIRECTIONS: The questions in this segment consists of two statements, one labelled as ?Assertion A? and the other labelled as ?Reason R?. You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the assertion A and reason R are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion. Select your answers to these items using codes given below. Assertion (A): You are advised never to bum the dry leaves. Reason (R): They produce harmful gases when burnt.
  A)
  Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. done clear
  B)
  Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. done clear
  C)
  A is true but R is false. done clear
  D)
  A is false but R is true. done clear
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• question_answer57)
  DIRECTIONS: The questions in this segment consists of two statements, one labelled as ?Assertion A? and the other labelled as ?Reason R?. You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the assertion A and reason R are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion. Select your answers to these items using codes given below. Assertion (A): Vermicomposting is done with the help of blue worms. Reason (R): We can recycle paper to get useful products.
  A)
  Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. done clear
  B)
  Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. done clear
  C)
  A is true but R is false. done clear
  D)
  A is false but R is true. done clear
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