Read the following passage and answer next five questions by choosing the correct options:
The e-waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011, notified by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, have the potential to turn a growing problem into a developmental opportunity. There has been time to create the necessary infrastructure for collecting, dismantling and recycling of electronic waste. The focus should be on sincere and efficient implementation. Only decisive action can reduce the pollution and health costs associated with India's hazardous waste recycling industry. If India can achieve a transformation, it will be creating a whole new employment sector that provides good wages and working conditions for tens of thousands.
The legacy response of the states to even the basic law on urban waste, the Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, has been one of indifference, many cities continue to simply burn the garbage or dump it in lakes. With the emphasis now on segregation of waste at source and recovery of materials, it should be feasible to implement both sets of rules efficiently, A welcome feature of the e-waste rules is the emphasis on extended producer responsibility. In other words, producers must take responsibility for the disposal of end-of-life products. For this provision to work, they must ensure that consumers who sell scrap get some form of financial incentive.
Choose from the words given below, the word which means 'practical'.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → feasible
- Practical means able to be done or used successfully in real conditions.
Example: Walking to the office is not a practical plan in this heat. - Feasible means possible and practical to do. The passage says it should be "feasible to implement both sets of rules efficiently". It has the same meaning as practical.
Example: Building the bridge in six months is not feasible.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: transformation — Incorrect. A transformation is a complete change in form or nature.
Example: The town has gone through a transformation in ten years.
Option 2: consumers — Incorrect. Consumers are people who buy and use goods. The word names people, not a quality.
Example: Consumers want better products at lower prices.
Option 4: Unaccountable — Incorrect. Unaccountable means impossible to explain, or not answerable to anyone for one's actions.
Example: For some unaccountable reason, the lights went off.
| Synonyms of practical: feasible, workable, realistic, viable Antonyms of practical: impractical, unworkable, unrealistic, unfeasible |