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Waste segregation - Assumptions

Reading Comp.Environment / Governance passageRC - Assumption validation● Medium

Question

Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:

1Collection, processing and segregation of municipal waste should be with government agencies.
2Resource recovery and recycling require technological inputs that can be best handled by private sector enterprises.

Options

a

1 only

b

2 only

c

Both 1 and 2

d

Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

Explanation

Evaluate the underlying structural assertions of both assumptions against the provided text. Assumption 1 mandates that waste handling "should be with government agencies". The author merely notes that "municipal budgets" are highly consumed by collection and that recycling is currently in the "informal sector", without prescribing a state monopoly. Assumption 2 values the "private sector" as "best handling" technological inputs. The passage details the scientific properties of waste (calorific value, biodegradable fractions) but remains completely silent on corporate versus public sector management efficacy. Neither assumption is valid.

For assumption queries, discard normative choices allocating exclusive management rights to either state bodies or private entities if the text strictly frames the problem around chemical or infrastructural metrics.

Answer: (d).

Question details

Year

2023

Paper

CSAT

Question

Q31

Section

Reading Comprehension

Sub-topic

Environment / Governance passage

Type

RC - Assumption validation

Difficulty

Medium

Source hint

Passage-based comprehension

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