Q. Currently, which of the following states in India generates maximum Hazardous Waste?
Answer: Gujarat
Notes: The top three states in India that generate the most hazardous waste are:
- Gujarat: 28.76%
- Maharashtra: 25.16%
- Andhra Pradesh: 8.93%
Other major generators of hazardous waste include:
- Chhattisgarh (4.74%)
- Rajasthan (4.38%)
- West Bengal (4.17%)
- Tamil Nadu (4.15%)
In 2022, Gujarat generated over 4.2 million metric tons of hazardous waste, which was more than one third of the total hazardous waste output in India. Gujarat also had the largest number of industries generating hazardous waste in 2021.
Above question is part of 10000+ MCQs for UPSC (Prelims) Paper-1 course in GKToday Android app.
