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Environmental Policy and Law

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Explore questions on environmental protection laws, government regulations, and pollution control policies. This topic is crucial for environmental studies and civil services examinations. Test your understanding of national and international environmental legal frameworks with these practice questions.

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Environmental Policy and Law Questions

Multiple choice

The type of organisations and institutions which are subject to environment audit are organisations

  1. whose operations directly or indirectly affect the environment positively or negatively

  2. with powers to make or influence environment policy formulation and regulation

  3. with powers to monitor and control the environmental actions of the others

  4. All of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Organisations with operations that directly or indirectly affect the environment positively or negatively, those with powers to make or influence environment policy formulation and regulation and those with powers to monitor and control the environmental actions of the others are the type of organisations and institutions which are subject to environment audit. 

Multiple choice

Central and state pollution control boards have been established by the

  1. Environment (Protection) Act, 1986

  2. Air (Pollution and control of Pollution) Act, 1986

  3. Water (Prevention and control of Pollution) Act, 1974

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

(3) Central and state pollution control boards have been established by the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.

Multiple choice

Which among the following is correct as to Environmental audit?

  1. Environmental audit is different from the audit approach practiced by the SAI

  2. The criteria is based on local and national standards, but not on global standards

  3. It is a systematic process of obtaining and evaluating information about environmental aspects.

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

(2) Environmental audit is the criteria based on local and national standards, but not on global standards.

Multiple choice

The main objective of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act is

  1. to provide for the prevention, control and abatement of air pollution

  2. to provide for ensuring standards for emission from automobiles

  3. to put restrictions on the establishment of certain industrial plants

  4. to establish an air laboratory for air quality standards
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The main objective of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act is to provide for the prevention, control and abatement of air pollution.

Multiple choice

The definition of ‘environmental pollution’ under the Environment (Protection) Act is

  1. any pollution of air, water and soil

  2. the presence of any solid, liquid or gaseous substance in the environment that causes injuries to man

  3. the presence in the environment of any environmental pollutant

  4. any pollution in land, sea and air
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The definition of ‘environmental pollution’ under the Environment (Protection) Act is the presence in the environment of any environmental pollutant.

Multiple choice

For which special purpose can a conditional permit for hunting any wild animal not be granted under the Wild Life (Protection) Act?

  1. Preparation of snake venom for manufacturing of life saving drugs

  2. Collection of specimen for zoos and museums

  3. Scientific research

  4. Research in traditional and established Universities
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D Correct answer
Explanation

For research in traditional and established Universities, a conditional permit for hunting any wild animal cannot be granted under the Wild Life (Protection) Act.

Multiple choice

Which of the following measures is not useful in checking noise pollution?

  1. Restriction on loud speakers

  2. Planting trees by the roadside

  3. Prohibiting<font size="2"> the</font> burning of fire crackers

  4. <font size="2">Restriction on</font> watching TV or listening to radio inside houses
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Watching TV or listening to radio at a controlled volume does not contribute to noise pollution.

Multiple choice

Which one of the following is a strategy to fight against Global warming?

  1. Regulation must be applied to polluting industry

  2. Reduction and prohibition of CFC and greenhouse gases

  3. Street formulation and enactment of antipollution laws

  4. Restriction on process of urbanisation

  5. Public awareness
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Reduction and prohibition of CFC and greenhouse gases is one of the strategies to deal with Global warming. Due to increase of emission of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, ethane, methane, sulphur dioxide, CFC11(chlorofluoro carbon), CFC12, CFC113, and CFC114,  the amount of heat that could be radiated back into space at night is reduced considerably and as a result the temperature of earth is increased.

Multiple choice

Which of the following cases relates to Sariska Tiger Park?

  1. Tarun Bharat Sangh v. Union of India, AIR 1992 SC 514

  2. Consumer Education and Research Society v. Union of India, AIR 2000 SC 975

  3. Pradeep Krishen v. Union of India, AIR 1997 SC 2040

  4. Animal and Environmental Legal Defence Fund case, AIR 1997 SC 1070
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Tarun Bharat Sangh v. Union of India, AIR 1992 SC 514 is a case related to Sariska Tiger Park.

Multiple choice

The purpose of Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 is

  1. to protect the environment

  2. to protect the habitats of wildlife

  3. to protect the living creatures as well as women living in the wild

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted for protection of plants and animal species.

Multiple choice

Environmental protection requires

  1. curative measures

  2. preventive measures

  3. both curative and preventive measures

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Environmental protection requires both curative and preventive measures.