As per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in India, which one of the following statements is correct?

The correct answer is C. The Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 replaced the 2000 Rules and contain site-selection criteria for landfills and waste processing facilities in their schedules, covering distances from habitations, water bodies, airports and similar features. The word "exact and elaborate" is the weak point of this option, but among the four, it is the only statement that is substantially right.

• A is wrong. The waste generator segregates waste into three streams: biodegradable, non-biodegradable and domestic hazardous waste (such as sanitary napkins and diapers). There are not five categories.
• B is wrong. The word "only" makes it false. The Rules apply to every municipal authority, notified urban local bodies, notified towns, census towns, industrial townships, Indian Railways areas, airports, SEZs, cantonment boards and others.
• D is wrong. The Rules do not make an inter-district ban on moving waste mandatory. They favour regional and common facilities, which often cross district lines.

Core concept: extended producer responsibility and source segregation, linked to the Swachh Bharat Mission and the urban waste management challenge, which is a standard Mains theme on governance and environment.

Trap: aspirants read "exact and elaborate" as an absolute and reject C, or they memorise the source-segregation categories wrongly and pick A.