Environment Bold Questions

1.Short Answer

a) Under Water Act, who can take cognizance of offence & how?
b) What does ‘Educational Institution’ mean under the Noise Pollution Rules?
c) Define “Trophy” as defined under the Wildlife Protection Act.
d) Define ‘Air Pollutant’ as defined under the Air Act.
e) What is Bio-Medical Waste?
f) Who is an ‘Occupier’ under the Hazardous Waste Rules?
g) What is Environment Impact Assessment?
h) Explain “Protection of Action taken in good faith’, under the Water Act.
i) What does ‘Bar of Jurisdiction’ under Air Act mean?
j) Define Sustainable Development?
k) Define Coastal Regeneration zone?
l) What is Eco-Mark?
m) Which act is called the Umbrella Legislature and why?
n) Why is Global Warming caused?
o) Define Air pollution?
p) Define Reserved Area under the Forest Act ?
q) Under the law of Torts, how can the Environmental pollution cases be adjusted
r) Under the National Environmental Tribunal Act, what is the time-limit within which
application for compensation can be entertained?
s) Under the Wild-life Protection Act who appoints the Chief Wild-life warden?
t) What is mean by Global warming?
u) Write various kinds of forests

2. Write Short Notes

a) Applicability of the Hazardous Waste Rules

b) Noise Pollution Rules
c) ‘Hunting’ under Wildlife Protection Act
d) Air Pollution Control Areas as declared under the Air Act.
e) Offences by the Company under the Environment Protection Act.
f) Eco-Labeling Scheme and Ecomark
g) Rio De Janeiro Conference.
h) Noise Pollution.
i) Cognizance of offenses under wildlife Protection Act ,1972.
j) Environment Impact Assessment.
k) Green House Effect.
l) Precautionary Principle
m) Ratlam Municipal council case
n) Ganga Pollution Case
o) Oleum Gas Leak Case
p) Stockholm Conference
3. Situational Problems:-

A. Climate change is a phenomenon everyone has heard about, few have woken up to its
potential threat. Today, the myth is that because so many people are talking about climate
change, there must also be something serious being done about it. The Indian government
has not even begun to inform its people about the potential dangers of climate change,
leave alone equip them to deal with the catastrophe ahead. Ignoring climate change is
almost certainly going to destroy the economies of the industrial nations. As for India, we
will face food famines and a refugee crisis on an unprecedented scale.

a) Will Sustainable Development aid in reducing in the above mentioned problem?

Explain.
b) Name any two Principles to attain Sustainable Development.

B. A news item mentioned that a renowned Hospital was flouting Bio-Medical Rules. Advise the
Occupier of the Hospital.
a) What would be procedure for Segregation and Storage of such waste?
b) What are the provisions regarding ‘Authorization’ to be taken by the hospital? Would it be
mandatory for this hospital?

C. Upon a complaint received from an NGO about a hazardous industry polluting the
environment, the Central Government empowered an officer to carry out necessary
investigations.
a) What does “Handling” mean under the Environment Protection Act? Is the Act applicable
to whole of India?
b) u/s 5 of the Environment Protection Act, what directions can be issued?

D. A person passing through a sanctuary along a public highway enters into a sanctuary with
weapons and some explosive chemicals.Soon,he leaves a fire burning in the sanctuary,in a
manner to endanger it.
a) Give the purposes for which the Wild-life Warden can grant permit to enter or reside in a
Sanctuary.
b) What are the restrictions under the Wild-Life protection Act for causing fire,entry with
weapons or explosive substances in a sanctuary .

E. During Navratri Festival ,Aryan Group was playing loud music on the public road and
arranged 'Dandiya' dance until 3a.m.Objections were taken by the nearby residents but the
organization refused to stop the programme
a) What are the remedies available to nearby residents.
b) Does the Environment Protection Act,1986 have any provisions to curl noise Pollution.

F. It is the sacred duty of all those who reside and carry on business along the river to close the
tanneries if they have failed to take immediate steps required for the Primary Treatment of
Industrial Effluents."
a) State the case in question referred to?
b) Briefly give the facts & decision of the case

G. Rajveer a accused of killing elephant was undergoing a trial in the court . With reference to
the Wild Life Protection Act, Answer the following :
 a) Can you person hunt any Wild Animal? Explain.
b) When is killing or wounding of any animal is not an offence ? Can such person claim the
body of the wild life animal?

4. Long Questions

1. Explain the various provisions to take samples and procedure to be followed in

connection therewith, under the Air Act.
2. Explain the meaning and procedure of ‘Authorization’ under Hazardous Waste
Rules.
3. Analyze the Salient features of the Wildlife Protection Act.
4. Discuss the different Penal Provisions under the Air Act.
5. Discuss the Powers of Central Government to take measures to protect and
improve the Environment, under the Environment Protection Act.
6. “The Indian Constitution is one of the Constitutions in the world having special
provisions for Environment Protection”. Discuss/ State and explain the Constitutional
Provisions with respect to Environmental Protection.
7. Elucidate how the Wildlife protection Act seeks to protect the wild animals and plants by
stating the salient features of the Act ?
8. State the role of Judicial activism in Public Interest Litigation cases ?
9. State the powers of the State Board and explain the procedure to be adopted for analysing
the samples of water by it ?
10. Critically examine the Protection of the Environment with respect to the provisions under
the criminal law and law of Torts ?
11. Define Biomedical waste Rules.Describe the Provisions regarding the
segregation,packing,transportation and storage of Bio-medical waste a per the provision of
Bio-medical Waste rules?
12. Discuss in detail the salient features of Envi. Protection Act 1986