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Environmental Law

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AIBE-4 Environment Protection of environment is a: A) Constitutional Duty

al Laws B) Directive Principle
C) Fundamental Duty
D) Both (B) & (C)

AIBE-6 Environment The Supreme Court of India invoked the principle of absolute A) Ganga Pollution case
al Laws liability on an enterprise carrying on business with hazardous B) Fletcher case
and inherently dangerous toxic chemicals in C) Sri Ram Fertilizers case
D) Prabhu dayal case

AIBE-7 Environment National Conservation Strategy and Policy Statement on A) 1988

al Laws Environment and Development is a major environmental policy B) 1982
in India and it was passed in the year C) 1992
D) 1990

AIBE-7 Environment -------- of the Environmental Protection Act, 1986, defines A) Section 2(a)
al Laws 'Environment' B) Section 3(a)
C) Section 1(a)
D) Section 11(a)

AIBE-7 Environment Polluter Pays Principle means A) polluter should bear the cost of pollution as the
al Laws polluter is responsible for pollution
B) polluter should not necessarily bear the cost of pollution as
the polluter is may not be responsible for pollution
C) polluter may bear the cost of pollution as the polluter may
be responsible for pollution
D) none of the above

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AIBE-7 Environment "Pollution is a civil wrong. By its very nature, it is a tort A) M.C. Mehta v. Kamal Nath
al Laws committed against the community as a whole. A person, B) Calcutta Tanneries Case
therefore, who is guilty of causing pollution, has to pay C) M.C. Mehta v. UOI
damages (compensation) for restoration of the environment. D) A.P. Pollution Control Board v. M.V. Nayudu
He has also to pay damages to those who have suffered loss
on account of the act of the offender. Further, the offender
can also be held liable to pay exemplary damages so that it
may act as a deterrent for others not to cause pollution in any
manner. However, the court cannot impose any pollution fine
in absence of any trial and finding of guilty under the relevant
statutory provisions." This observation was made in

AIBE-7 Environment India became a party to the International Convention on A) 1992

al Laws Biological Diversity in B) 1995
C) 1994
D) 2000

AIBE-8 Environment The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974 A) The discharge of hazardous pollutants into the
al Laws regulates ....... nation's surface water.
B) The emission of hazardous air pollutants.
C) Waste disposal of sea.
D) The transportation of hazardous materials.

AIBE-8 Environment It was held by the Supreme Court that noise pollution beyond A) Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum vs. Union of India
al Laws permissible limits cannot be tolerated, even if such noise was a B) Church of God (Full Gospel) in India vs. KKR Majestic
direct result of and was connected with religious activities in Colony Welfare Association
the case of C) Rural Enlightenment Kendra v Union of India
D) Narmada Bachao Andolan v Union of India

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AIBE-8 Environment The Supreme Court observed, Where an enterprise is engaged A) Subhash Kumar Vs State of Bihar 1991
al Laws in a hazardous or inherently dangerous activity and harm B) Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra Vs State of U.P.
results to anyone on account of an accident in the operation of 1985
such hazardous or inherently dangerous activity resulting, for C) M.C. Mehta Vs Union of India 1986
example, in escape of toxic gas the enterprise is strictly and D) Union Carbide v Union of India, 1984
absolutely liable to compensate all those who are affected by
the accident and such liability is not subject to any of the
exceptions which operate vis-a-vis the tortious principle of
strict liability. In such a case, the measure of compensation
must be correlated to the magnitude and capacity of the
enterprise because such compensation must have a deterrent
effect. The larger and more prosperous the enterprise, the
greater must be the amount of compensation payable by it for
the harm caused on account of an accident in the carrying on
of the hazardous or inherently dangerous activity by the
enterprise. Name the case.

AIBE-8 Environment According to Environmental (Protection) Act of 1986 A) any solid, liquid or gaseous substance present in
al Laws "environmental pollutant" means such concentration as may be, or tend to be, injurious
to environment;
B) any substance present in such concentration as may be, or
tend to be, injurious to environment
C) any solid, liquid or gaseous substance present in such
concentration as may be, or tend to be, injurious to a person
D) any solid, liquid or gaseous substance present in such
concentration as may be, or tend to be, injurious to the society

AIBE-9 Environment Which of the following is a function of Central Pollution Control A) To carry out and sponsor investigation and research relating
Board under the provisions of Section 16 of the Air (Prevention to problems of pollution and prevention, control or abatement
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al Laws and Control of Pollution Act, 1981? of pollution.

B) To improve the quality of air
C) Both A and B
D) neither A nor B

AIBE-9 Environment The destruction of fish by use of explosive or by poisoning the A) Indian Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
al Laws water is prohibited by B) The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
C) Indian Fisheries Act, 1897
D) The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010

AIBE-9 Environment Which of the following is not included in the definition of cattle A) Rams
al Laws as given under the Indian Forest Act, 1927 B) Kids
C) Kitten
D) None of these

AIBE-9 Environment Under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, any person who A) with fine which may extend to 5000
al Laws teases an animal in a zoo may be punished B) with imprisonment which may extend upto 1 year
C) Both A and B
D) Neither A or B

AIBE-9 Environment The entry on forests and protection of Wild animals and birds A) Centre list to State list
al Laws was moved from .........to the .......... by the 42nd Amendment B) Centre list to Concurrent list
to the Constitution of India C) State list to Concurrent list
D) State list to Union list

AIBE-10 Environment Which is the leading case on environment A) M.C. Mehta Vs Union of India
al Laws B) Union of India Vs H.S. Dhillon
C) Maneka Gandhi Vs Union of India

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D) None of the above

AIBE-10 Environment The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, came into force on A) 18th November 1986
al Laws B) 19th November, 1986
C) 20th November, 1986
D) 21st November, 1986

AIBE-11 Environment The case Krishna Gopal V/s State of MP relates to A) Water pollution
al Laws B) Air and Water pollution
C) Noise and air pollution
D) Water and noise pollution

AIBE-11 Environment Within the purview of Water Act, the meaning of Stream is A) Includes a river but not a water course
al Laws defined as B) Includes a water course but not a river
C) Includes river and water course, but not subterranean
waters
D) Includes a river, a water course and subterranean
river

AIBE-12 Environment The convention of Climate Change was the outcome of A) The Stockholm Conference
al Laws B) The Nairobi Conference
C) The Vienna Conference
D) The Rio De Janeiro Conference

AIBE-13 Environment Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is mandatory under A) Indian Forest Act
al Laws B) Air Act
C) Wildlife Protection Act
D) Environment Protection Act

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AIBE-13 Environment Which of the following appears to contribute to global cooling A) Nitrous Oxide
al Laws rather than global warming B) Aerosoles
C) Methane
D) CFC

AIBE-14 Environment Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is mandatory under A) Indian Forest Act
al Laws B) Air Act
C) Wildlife Protection Act
D) Environment Protection Act

AIBE-15 Environment According to Environmental Protection Act, 1986, A) any solid, liquid or gaseous substance present in such
al Laws 'environmental pollutant' means concentration as may be, or tend to be, helpful to environment
B) only gaseous substance present in such concentration as
may be, or tend to be, injurious to environment
C) any solid, liquid or gaseous substance present in
such concentration as may be, or tend to be, injurious
to environment
D) any solid, liquid present in such concentration as may be, or
tend to be, injurious to environment

AIBE-15 Environment National Green Tribunal cannot exercise its Jurisdiction with A) Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
al Laws reference to B) Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers
(Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006
C) The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991
D) both A & B

AIBE-15 Environment In M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India, AIR 1987 SC 1086 (Sri Ram A) In escape of toxic gas the enterprise is strictly and
al Laws Fertilizers case) the court held that absolutely liable to compensate all those who are
affected by the accident and such liability is not subject
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to any of the exceptions which operate vis-a-vis the

tortious principle of strict liability.
B) In escape of a dangerous animal the owner is strictly and
absolutely liable to compensate all those who are affected by
the accident and such liability is not subject to any of the
exceptions which operate vis-a-vis the tortious principle of strict
liability.
C) In escape of toxic gas the enterprise is strictly liable to
compensate all those who are affected by the accident and
such liability is subject to any of the exceptions which operate
vis-a-vis the tortious principle of strict liability
D) A company or a corporation is not a state and hence not
liable for leak of toxic gas affecting the health of the people

AIBE-15 Environment M.C. Mehta Vs Union of India 1986 Shriram Food and A) Olieum Gas leak
al Laws Fertilisers case relates to B) Ganga water cleaning
C) Child labour
D) Bonded labour

AIBE-16 Environment Basel Convention is associated with one of the following - A) International Trade in Endangered species of wild Fauna
al Laws & flora
B) Climate change
C) Protection of Ozone layer
D) The control of transboundary movement of
Hazardous waste and their disposal.

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