Environmental Health — Flashcards

Flashcard 21: Discarded drugs are segregated into the _____ category of BMW.

Answer: Yellow

Extra: According to the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules (India), expired or discarded medicines are segregated into the Yellow category. Note: Non-cytotoxic drugs are placed in yellow bags, while cytotoxic drugs are placed in yellow bags/containers labeled with the cytotoxic symbol.

Flashcard 22: Primary school land requirement

Answer: 2 acres + 1 acre per 100 students

Flashcard 23: _____ is an instrument used to measure relative humidity.

Answer: Sling psychrometer

Flashcard 24: upper permissible limit for color of water is _____ TCU

Answer: 15

Extra: According to IS 10500 standards for drinking water: - Acceptable limit: 5 TCU - Permissible limit (in absence of alternate source): 15 TCU

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Answer: sand filters

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Flashcard 26: hot air leads to _____ in relative humidity

Answer: decrease

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Flashcard 27: insecticide dust is useful for _____ mosquito

Answer: anopheles

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Flashcard 28: chlorine levels should be _____ in safe water after contact time of 1 hour

Answer: >0.5 ppm

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Flashcard 29: _____ is the MC used insect repellent

Answer: DEET

Extra: DEET is a repellent, meaning it discourages insects from landing or climbing on the surface, rather than killing them (insecticide).

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Answer: septic tank excreta disposal method at unsewered areas

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