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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

All of the following are methods of controlling noise pollution, except

  1. killing plants and destroying animal tissues

  2. proper lubrication and better maintenance of machines

  3. acoustic zoning or restricting the noisy industries away from dwelling areas

  4. restriction on loud speakers by most of the big cities

  5. adoption of legislative measures to keep down sound pollution from particular sources
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Radioactive pollution can kill plants and destroy animal tissues.

Multiple choice

In reference to National Wetland policies, consider the following

  1. It shares its goals with National Environment Action Plan.
  2. It integrates with planning and decision making of other sectors.
  3. Conference of parties is held once in every three years.

Which of the following is/are correct in reference to National Wetland Policies?

  1. Only 1 and 2

  2. Only 1 and 3

  3. Only 2 and 3

  4. All of the above

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

All the statements are correct

Multiple choice

In which of the following rules can one find the regulations regarding demolition of obstructions caused by tall buildings and trees?

  1. Aircraft rules, 1937

  2. Aircraft public health rules, 1954

  3. Aircraft rules, 1994

  4. Aircraft act, 1994
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Aircraft Rules, 1994 contain regulations regarding demolition of obstructions caused by tall buildings and trees. These rules are framed under the Aircraft Act, 1934 to ensure safety of aircraft operations by removing physical obstacles near airports and flight paths. The Aircraft Act is the enabling legislation, while the Rules provide specific implementation details including obstruction removal procedures.

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct alternative from the given choices.

The Basel Norms relate to

  1. the disposal of hazardous wastes

  2. carbon trading

  3. capital adequacy norms

  4. corporate governance
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Basel Norms, formulated by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, relate to capital adequacy norms for banks. These norms require banks to maintain a minimum capital adequacy ratio to ensure they have enough capital to absorb losses and protect depositors.

Multiple choice

Which of the following tips for conserving environment is not given by PCRA?

  1. Switching off engines at traffic light.

  2. Driving at non uniform speed for less pollution.

  3. Ensuring correct wheel pressure, so that vehicle runs efficiently.

  4. Proper tuning of engines.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

PCRA is the name of the association made for finding out ways and means to conserve petroleum. It refers to Petroleum Conservation Research Association. So, it advises people to save fuel by switching off engines when not required, checking wheel pressure, checking pollution from vehicles. Driving at non uniform speed results in wastage as it makes a non judicious use of the fuel.

Multiple choice

A means for the estimation of pollution is:

  1. BP

  2. BOD

  3. MAB

  4. ECG
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) is a standard measure of water pollution that indicates the amount of oxygen required by microorganisms to decompose organic matter in water. BP is blood pressure, ECG is electrocardiogram, and MAB is not a standard pollution measurement term.

Multiple choice

Protection of environment is a

  1. Constitutional duty

  2. Directive principle

  3. Fundamental duty

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Protection of environment is listed as a Fundamental Duty under Article 51-A(g) of the Constitution, which makes it obligatory for every citizen to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wildlife.

Multiple choice

Does India has any Laws related to Pollution?

  1. Yes

  2. No

  3. Can't say

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

India has several laws related to pollution, such as the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.

Multiple choice

At a recent symposium on measures to check the escalating pollution, members unanimously decided in favor of uniform controls on the quality of all effluents, even though particular ecological or environmental damage could not be attributed to a specific effluent. However, to avoid excessively stringent controls it must be demonstrated that ________________

What is the most critical completion of the passage?

  1. any effluent that is to be made subject to controls can actually cause ecological and environmental damage

  2. current environmental damage is reversible and the stringent controls will make it happen

  3. any controls that are implemented will be strictly enforced

  4. the controls are qualitative, not quantitative
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The decision was to control all effluents, even though… This option clearly identifies that controls on harmless effluents would be excessively stringent.

Multiple choice

Capart is related to

  1. computer

  2. export

  3. pollution control

  4. support and evaluation of Rural Development Programmes
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

CAPART stands for Council for Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology, which supports and evaluates various rural development programs.

Multiple choice

Directions: Read the following passage/information and answer the question that follows:

The new laws require Agra’s steel smelting and re-rolling mills to move their operations outside the Agra city limits as they are a major source of air pollutants. The laws require that each manufacturer presents a detailed plan explaining the steps he plans to take in future to reduce pollutants in the city. Clearly, the regulations will not result in significant pollution reduction, however, as the regulations do not force manufacturers to implement their plans.

Which of the following, if true, most weakens the argument?

  1. Agra’s steel smelting and re-rolling mills are not the only source of pollution there.

  2. Detailed plans would reveal that measures to reduce released pollutants would also reduce manufacturers’ costs for materials, waste disposal, and legal services.

  3. Pollutants that manufacturing processes create but that are not released directly into the environment must nonetheless be collected and prepared for disposal.

  4. Any reductions in pollutants released from Agra’s manufacturing plants would not be noticeable for at least five years.

  5. Agra’s steel smelting and re-rolling mills have had a general track record of compliance with punitive regulations.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The argument that you have to examine is that the (new) regulations (stipulating that manufacturers should draw up detailed plans for reducing the pollutants) will not result in significant pollution reduction since the regulations do not force the manufacturers to implement the plan, i.e. they are not binding. Choice (2) is the correct answer as it says that the plans themselves would reveal that it is in manufacturer’s own favor to implement the plans.

Multiple choice

Which is Pollution Control Act?

  1. Environment Protection Act

  2. Water Pollution Control Act

  3. Air Pollution Control Act

  4. All of these

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Environment Protection Act, the Water Pollution Control Act, and the Air Pollution Control Act are all legislative measures designed to control pollution and protect the environment. Therefore, all of these are correctly categorized as pollution control acts.

Multiple choice

ISO 14000 relates to -

  1. Quality management system & standards

  2. Telecommunication management

  3. Environmental management system and standards

  4. None
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The ISO 14000 family of standards provides practical tools for companies and organizations of all kinds looking to manage their environmental responsibilities.