Question 1

Used syringe without needle should be discarded in:

Accepted Answer

Red bag

Answer

Blue container

Answer

White container

Answer

Yellow bag

Question 2

Used gloves after patient care should be discarded in:

Accepted Answer

Red bag

Answer

White container

Answer

Blue container

Answer

Yellow bag

Question 3

Used dressing material contaminated with blood should go in:

Accepted Answer

Yellow bag

Answer

Blue container

Answer

Red bag

Answer

White container

Question 4

Expired or discarded medicines (non-cytotoxic) are disposed in:

Accepted Answer

Yellow bag

Answer

Blue container

Answer

Red bag

Answer

Black bag

Question 5

Broken glassware from a laboratory should be discarded in:

Accepted Answer

Blue container

Answer

Yellow bag

Answer

White container

Answer

Red bag

Question 6

Sharps including needles and scalpels after use should be placed in:

Accepted Answer

White translucent puncture-proof container

Answer

Red bag

Answer

Blue container

Answer

Yellow bag

Question 7

Used IV tubing and catheters (no needle) go in:

Accepted Answer

Red bag

Answer

Yellow bag

Answer

White container

Answer

Blue container

Question 8

Used diapers or sanitary waste from pediatric wards are disposed in:

Accepted Answer

Yellow bag

Answer

White container

Answer

Red bag

Answer

Blue container

Question 9

Vacutainers with residual blood are discarded in:

Accepted Answer

Yellow bag

Answer

White container

Answer

Red bag

Answer

Blue container

Question 10

Plastic IV bottle after use (uncontaminated) goes in:

Accepted Answer

Red bag

Answer

Blue container

Answer

Yellow bag

Answer

White container

Question 11

Used blood bag after transfusion:

Accepted Answer

Yellow bag

Answer

Blue container

Answer

Red bag

Answer

White container

Question 12

Microbiology culture plates after autoclaving:

Accepted Answer

Yellow bag

Answer

White container

Answer

Blue container

Answer

Red bag

Question 13

Used urinary catheter;

Accepted Answer

Red bag

Answer

Blue container

Answer

Yellow bag

Answer

White container

Question 14

Broken ampoules and vials (non-infectious):

Accepted Answer

Blue container

Answer

Yellow bag

Answer

White container

Answer

Red bag

Question 15

Expired vaccines and biologicals:

Accepted Answer

Yellow bag

Answer

Blue container

Answer

Red bag

Answer

White container

Question 16

Needle with attached syringe:

Accepted Answer

Needle → white container; syringe → red bag

Answer

Both in yellow bag

Answer

Both in red bag

Answer

Both in blue container

Question 17

Used Ryle’s tubes must be discarded in

Accepted Answer

Red bag

Answer

Yellow bag

Answer

Blue container

Answer

White container

Question 18

Soiled cotton swabs used for IV cannulation:

Accepted Answer

Yellow bag

Answer

Red bag

Answer

White container

Answer

Blue container

Question 19

Used disposable mask and PPE kit contaminated with blood:

Accepted Answer

Yellow bag

Answer

White container

Answer

Blue container

Answer

Red bag

Question 20

Used saline bottle with residual fluid:

Accepted Answer

Yellow bag

Answer

Blue container

Answer

Red bag

Answer

White container

Question 21

Used disposable thermometer covers or tubing:

Accepted Answer

Red bag

Answer

Blue container

Answer

Yellow bag

Answer

White container

Question 22

Human tissue and placenta:

Accepted Answer

Yellow bag

Answer

White container

Answer

Blue container

Answer

Red bag

Question 23

Soiled linen and bed-sheets from ward;

Accepted Answer

Yellow bag

Answer

Red bag

Answer

White container

Answer

Blue container

Question 24

Discarded IV cannula without needle:

Accepted Answer

Red bag

Answer

Blue container

Answer

Yellow bag

Answer

White container

Question 25

Discarded cytotoxic drug vials:

Accepted Answer

Yellow bag with cytotoxic label

Answer

White container

Answer

Red bag

Answer

Blue container

Question 26

Glass slides and cover slips from pathology lab:

Accepted Answer

Blue container

Answer

Yellow bag

Answer

Red bag

Answer

White container

Question 27

Used  tubing should be discarded in ;

Accepted Answer

Red bag

Answer

Yellow bag

Answer

Blue container

Answer

White container

Question 28

Uncontaminated packaging material or cardboard boxes:

Accepted Answer

Black bag (general waste)

Answer

Yellow bag

Answer

Red bag

Answer

Blue container

Question 29

Residual or discarded disinfectant containers should be discarded in ;

Accepted Answer

Blue container

Answer

White container

Answer

Red bag

Answer

Yellow bag

Question 30

Blood bag after use?

Accepted Answer

Yellow bag

Answer

White container

Answer

Blue container

Answer

Red bag

Question 31

Soiled waste includes:

Accepted Answer

Contaminated gauze/cotton

Answer

Needles

Answer

Cytotoxic drugs

Answer

Plastic syringes

Question 32

Which waste requires incineration or deep burial?

Accepted Answer

Cytotoxic drugs

Answer

Recyclable plastics

Answer

Glassware

Answer

Metallic implants

Question 33

Recyclable contaminated plastic waste should undergo:

Accepted Answer

Autoclaving/microwaving → shredding

Answer

Incineration

Answer

Deep burial

Answer

Chemical disinfection only

Question 34

Human anatomical waste is disposed by:

Accepted Answer

Incineration or burial

Answer

Autoclaving

Answer

Shredding

Answer

Chemical disinfection

Question 35

Liquid waste from laboratories should be:

Accepted Answer

Pre-treated with 1% hypochlorite → drain

Answer

Stored in yellow bags

Answer

Sent for incineration

Answer

Poured directly in drain

Question 36

Metals and implants removed during surgery:

Accepted Answer

Blue container

Answer

Red bag

Answer

Yellow bag

Answer

White container

Question 37

Authorized agency for Bio Medical Waste disposal;

Accepted Answer

Pollution Control Board

Answer

Local hospital committee

Answer

Municipal Corporation

Answer

Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatment Facility (CBWTF)

Question 38

Process that reduces infectious load before disposal:

Accepted Answer

Autoclaving

Answer

Burial

Answer

Landfilling

Answer

Shredding

Question 39

Which of the following is not biomedical waste?

Accepted Answer

Food waste

Answer

Soiled bandage

Answer

Used IV set

Answer

Syringe

Question 40

Sharp containers should be discarded in a

Accepted Answer

Opaque, puncture-proof, leak-proof

Answer

Glass container

Answer

Transparent &; open-top container

Answer

Plastic bags

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