Topic 1: Nature of Environmental Studies (4 Marks)

Q. No. Question Option i Option ii Option iii Option iv Answer Key

The unlimited Exploitation of Nature by Environmental Health
1 decrease in biodiversity all the given all the given
Human being resulted in pollution Problems
was
Was not encouraged Is recently being used in was encouraged
2 The conservation of natural resources encouraged in None of these
in ancient India India in ancient india.
ancient india.
was
Was not encouraged Is recently being used in was encouraged
3 Thee conservation of natural resources encouraged in None of these
in ancient India India in ancient india.
ancient india.
The Global Action plan adopted at Earth
4 summit held at Rio de Janeiro in June 1972 is Agenda 20 Agenda 22 Agenda 23 Agenda 21 Agenda 21
also known as
Environmental Issues are discussed and None of the
5 Sociology Economics EVS EVS
solved in subject above
Earth & Encircle &
6 As per the French word Environner means Atmosphere Earth & Sun Encircle & Surround
Energy Surround
United states United Society for
United states Census None of the United states
7 USCB is short form for Community Communist &
Bureau above Census Bureau
Bureau Beaurocrates
8 Earth Day is on Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Ape-22 Ape-22
includes the natural
methodically
environment, built
is an interdisciplinary studies human all of the
9 Environmental Studies: environment, and the sets all of the above
academic field interaction with above
of relationship between
the environment
them
10 Environmental Studies does not involve: psychology demography ethics literature literature
Van Mahotsav is an annual tree-planting festival in 15th
11 2nd June 1st July 1st December 1st July
India, celebrated on: September
change in the
Which of the following global trend is of great degradation of fertile species extinction leading All of the
12 global All of the above
concern for the future of our environment? soils to the loss of biodiversity above
atmospere
 Topic 2: Natural Resources and Associated Problems (10 Marks)
Q. No. Question Option i Option ii Option iii Option iv Answer Key
which of the following is not a renewable dentrotherm
1 coal wind power geothermal energy coal
resource? al energy
providing
economic
land erosion
2 forest is responsible for a watershed protection land erosion control and all of given
control
environment
al benefits.
any material that can be transformed into
none of the
3 more valuable and usefull product or service resource mineral product resource
above .
is called
India has largest reserve of ---------------after
4 iron ore bauxite coal copper. iron ore
Brazil.
a sudden uncontrol descent of a mass of
5 soil erosion minning landslide earth quake landslide
earth under the force gravity is called.
compensate
for loss due
stored in xylem
are used by plants to are of no use for
6 hydroscopic and combined water . tissues of are of no use for plants.
during transpiration evapotranspi plants.
plants
ration by
plants .
45percent
42percent methane
55 percent
25 percent water methane ,8 55 percent ,20percent
methane,45perc
7 the constituents of producer gas are. vapour,75 percent percent methane,45percentcarb carbondioxid
entcarbon
methane . propane ,rest is on dioxide. e,35
dioxide.
carbon dioxide. percentpropa
ne .
the least quality of the coal with 95%carbon
8 liginite coal anthracite coal bituminous coal peat coal . anthracite coal
conent and 5% volatile matter is
which of the following methods of timber slective logging reduced
reduced impact
9 extraction cause minimum environmental clear felling hand logging d)reduced impact impact
logging
damage? logging logging
Q. No. Question Option i Option ii Option iii Option iv Answer Key
provide
10 the main purpose of dam construction irrigation flood control hydroelctricity water to hydroelctricity
industry
Which one of the following is an example of
11 Wind Vegetation Coal & Minerals Water Coal & Minerals
Non - Renawable Energy Resource

Who have started reducing emissions from United States & World All of the United States &
12 Russia & Europe UK & Brazil
deforestration and forest degradation Bank Above World Bank
What was the approximate world
13 667 million 66 billion 6.67 billion 6.67 million 6.67 billion
population of humans in the year 2008
None of the
14 Dam makes Water Toxic _ _ _ _ TRUE FALSE Both TRUE
above
Industrilized agriculture involves use of _ _ _ All of the
15 Fossil Fuel Water Commertial Fertilizers All of the Above
_ Above
When the concentration of nitrates in water
Blue baby Blue baby
16 exceeds 45 mg/L, they become the cause of Luckemia Cancer Paralysis
syndrome syndrome
a serious health hazard called _ _ _ _

Lithosphere is Lithosphere
Lithosphere includes Lithosphere
underlain by Lithosphere provides is broken
17 Which is not True? the crust and the provides
the Timber into tectonic
uppermost mantle Timber
atmosphere plates
Short fall in Short fall in
Short fall in over all
The biggest crises of the 21st century was over all crop Short fall in over all None of the over all crop
18 crop production in
caused due to _ _ _ _ production in crop production in Asia above production in
the world
India the world
1969/70 till 1963/64 till 1946/47 till 1967/70 till
19 Green rovolution takes place in year _ _ _ _ 1967/70 till 1977/78
1979/80 1973/74 1956/57 1977/78
Soil erosion due to mining is _ _ _ _ times
20 10 20 30 15 10
more than all rivers
Q. No. Question Option i Option ii Option iii Option iv Answer Key
It has evolved
It can also be
It is the global sum of all It does not contain at least some It does not contain
21 Which is false about biosphere? called the zone
the ecosystems microbes 3.5 billion microbes
of life on Earth
years ago
Which option below is not an example of untreated
22 smog in delhi nuclear waste overpopulation overpopulation
pollution? sewage
blocking
flooding of electric energy
Which one of the not a disadvantages of the big electric energy generated upstream
23 extremely expensive prime arable generated from
dam? from hydropower migration of
land hydropower
salmon
This area has no permanent roads or settlements
and is maintained primarily for its primitive primitive
24 wilderness area national park national forest wilderness area
character and non-motorized recreation. It is recreation area
a…………………………..
Forests can be
Oxygen content may said to behave Fishes are capable of
not get reduced if forest like non- reproducing at the rate at None of the
25 Which is true? None of the above
cover is not sufficient renewable which they are being above
on the earth resources if not caught.
overused.
remain on earth in a become waste all of the
26 Non-renewable resources, once used………… are recycled all of the above
different form material above
Which one of the following is an example of non-
27 Wind Vegetation Coal and Minerals Water Coal and Minerals
renewable resources?
28 Which one of the following in not a fossil fuel? Petroleum Coal Natural gas Uranium Uranium
_________________ is the major raw material for Waste from
29 Tree leaves Grass Cow dung Cow dung
biogas. kitchen
30 The earth's surface covered by water is ________ 75% 80% 60% 65% 75%

Primary Secondary
Primary consumers are Producers are
consumers Producers are more than consumers are
31 What is true of Ecosystem? least dependent upon more than primary
outnumber primary consumers largest and
producers consumers
producers powerful
Q. No. Question Option i Option ii Option iii Option iv Answer Key
phytoplankton-
grass-chameleon-insect- grass-fox-rabbit- fallen leaves-bacteria- phytoplankton-
32 pick up the correct food chain zooplankton-
bird bird insect larvae zooplankton-fish
fish
Association of animals when both partners are
33 Mutualism Colony Commensalism Ammensalism Mutualism
benefited
The dominant second trophic level in a lakh
34 Plankton Phytoplamkton Benthos Zooplankton Zooplankton
ecosystem is
 Topic 3. Ecosystems (4 Marks)
Q. No. Question Option i Option ii Option iii Option iv Answer Key
agriculture and desert and agriculture and
all of the
1 Men engineered ecosystem consists of aquaculture forest grassland and tree aquaculture
above
ecosystem ecosystem ecosystem
The interdependence of the living organisms
2 among themselves and with the environment Ecology biology Ecosystem antology Ecosystem
is called
The feeding
Passage of
The food chain in an ecosystem helps to relationship in Flow of energy in the
3 nutrients in the all the given all the given
maintain nature,thus ecosystem
ecosystem
biodiversity
The graphical representation of the
Ecological Ecological
4 interrelation of producer and consumer in an Ecological niche Food web Trophic level
pyramid pyramid
ecosystem is termed as
Biotic & Abiotic components togather form None of the
5 Ecosystem Pond River Ecosystem
an _ _ _ _ above
"Tundra" is an example of _ _ _ _ type of None of the
6 Marine Terrestrial Microbiological Terrestrial
Ecosystem above
None of the
7 Ecological pyramid is a _ _ _ _ representation Geological Pyramidal Graphical Graphical
above
None of the
8 In Alpine, Animals have _ _ _ _ blood vessels More Large Thick More
above
23% for plains
The percentage of forest cover recommended by 33% for plains and 67% 37% for plains 20% for plains and 70% for 33% for plains and
9 and 77% for
the National Forest Policy(1988) is for hills and 63% for hills hills 67% for hills
hills

The desert area of Conservation

Large scale Western Ghats
Rajasthan and Gujarat of biodiversity
planting of BT Western Ghats have a very have a very high
have a very high level of in just a fad
10 Select the correct statement of biodiversity cotton has no high degree of species degree of species
desert animal species as pursued by the
adverse effect richness and endemism richness and
well as numerous rare developed
on biodiversity endemism
animals countries
Q. No. Question Option i Option ii Option iii Option iv Answer Key
Plants and animals Relationship Plants and animals which Forest wealth Plants and animals
11 The Red Data Book maintains a record of the present in the whole between man are known to be in the whole which are known
world and biosphere endangered world to be endangered
The entire The entire
12 In a national park protection is given to The entire flora The entire fauna The plants and animals
ecosystem ecosystem
 Topic 4. Biodiversity and Its Conservation (6 Marks)
Q. No. Question Option i Option ii Option iii Option iv Answer Key

the scientific study of the geographic

1 biodiversity. biogeography. ecology biology biogeography.
distributon of plants and animals is called as

The total area of India is classified into

2 Six. Eight. Nine. Ten. Ten.
following number of biogeographical zones
Species with very restricted distribution over None of the
3 endangerd species. extinct species endemic species. endemic species.
relatively small ranges is called given
which of the following is a biodiversity Mediterranean Eastern Eastern
4 Secculant Karoo. Sundland
hotspot of India Basin. Himalayas. Himalayas.
Extinction of a weaker species by an endemisim of weaker all of the the Domino
5 habitat loss the Domino effect
aggressive alien species is the result of species. given effect
Protection of endengered species by ex-situ none of the in-situ
6 in-situ conservation biodiversity conservatin.
preserving the entire ecosystem is known as conservation given conservation

The species with thin population localised

7 Rare Treatened Endangered Vulnerable Rare
within restricted area is said to be

8 Bharatpur bird sanctuary is situated in… Kerala Karnataka Gujarat Rajasthan Rajasthan

Deccan Deccan
Which of the following is major biodiversity Deccan Peninsula - Deccan Peninsula - None of the
9 Peninsula - Peninsula -
in Maharashtra Chhota Nagpur Central Highlands above
Deccan South Chhota Nagpur
None of the
10 Himalayan mountain falls in which region 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D 8A 6B 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D
above
"Genetic Pollution" may be originated due
Uncontrolled Unprofitabilit None of the Uncontrolled
11 to one of the following. Which of the Natural Phenomenon
Hybridization y above Hybridization
following may be possible reason
The national
A world map of hot spots with details of The national Scientific None of the
12 Environmentalists geographic
Flora & Fauna is prepared by geographic society Organizations above
society
Q. No. Question Option i Option ii Option iii Option iv Answer Key
The phenomenon of the entry of toxic chemicals
13 into the food chains and more concentrated at Biological control Biomagnification Algal bloom Red tide Biomagnification
higher trophic levels is called
14 Bharatpur bird sanctuary is situated in Kerala Karnataka Gujarat Rajasthan Rajasthan
15 Which of the following is an air pollutant? Nitrogen Carbon Carbon monooxide Oxygen Carbon monooxide
Which of the following is a secondary air Sulphur
16 Ozone Carbon Dioxide Carbon monooxide Ozone
pollutant? dioxide
Temperature Temperature
Temperature increases Temperature remains None of the
17 During Inversion: decreases with increases with
with altitude constant above
altitude altitude
Which of the following on inhalation dissolved in Carbon mono- Carbon mono-
18 Sulphur dioxide Ozone Nitrous oxide
the blood hemoglobin more rapidly than oxygen? oxide oxide
 Topic 5. Environmental Pollution (8 Marks)
Q. No Question Option i Option ii Option iii Option iv Answer Key
Primary and
Primary And Natural or secondary
Depending upon the generation of different Point source or non-
1 secondary anthropogenic pollutants.No
air pollution, they can be classified as point pollutants
pollutants. pollutants. ne of the
given
Forms when
Causes
hydrocarbon radical May cause respiratory all of the
2 PAN is a secondary pollutant that photochemical All of the given
react with nitrogen diseases in humans given
smog
oxide
Used batteries, mobile phones, calculators Electronic or Electronic or e-
3 Hazardous waste. Solid waste Industrial waste
and other such stuff are better known as e-waste. waste.
Increased bone Increased trabecular All of the
4 Fluorosis result in Exostosis All of the given
mass bone volume given
More scientific method than BOD to None of the
5 COD DO Both of the given COD
determine water quality parameter above
The main discharge form of thermal power Dust
6 Smog Smoke Fly Ash Fly Ash
plant is particulates
The itai-itai disease of japan was caused due Cyanide Lead Cadmium
7 Arsenic pollution Cadmium pollution
to pollution pollution pollution
The common conversation of solid waste into
Disposal of
8 manure & biogas, using bacteria & fungi is Recycling of waste Composting Incineration composting
waste.
called
The pollutants that can be broken down Inorganic Non - Degradable Degradable Degradable
9 Organic Pollutants
rapidly by the natural process is called as pollutants Pollutants pollutants pollutants
Disturbing
10 The rise in Ozone causes Necrosis Abscission Destroying Chlorophyll Photosynthe Necrosis
sis
Released by Released
Released by Released by process of Released
11 Primary pollutants means those pollutants process of directly into
Chemical Reaction photosynthesis directly into Air
hydrogen Air
Thermal power Pesticide
12 Bhopal Gas tragedy occurred at Biogas Plant Geothermal Plant Pesticide Plant
plant Plant
Q. No Question Option i Option ii Option iii Option iv Answer Key
Dental & Industrial problems caused due to
13 Uranium Lead Mercury Fluorides Fluorides
excess amount of _ _ _ _
14 Normal talk creates sound intensity about 10 db 20db 30 db 40 db 40 db
The Noise pollution can have physical, Neither TRUE nor None of the
15 TRUE FALSE TRUE
physiological and psycological effects FALSE above
South
Industrial revolution in _ _ _ _ made the air European European
16 African Countries American Countries African
pollution a serious problem in Countries Countries
Countries
17 Which of the following is an air pollutant? Nitrogen Carbon Carbon monooxide Oxygen Carbon monooxide
Which of the following is a secondary air Sulphur
18 Ozone Carbon Dioxide Carbon monooxide Ozone
pollutant? dioxide
Temperature Temperature
Temperature increases Temperature remains None of the
19 During Inversion: decreases with increases with
with altitude constant above
altitude altitude

Which of the following on inhalation dissolved in Carbon mono- Carbon mono-

20 Sulphur dioxide Ozone Nitrous oxide
the blood hemoglobin more rapidly than oxygen? oxide oxide

Large number of Smokes filling

TajMahal is said to be suffering from "Marble Acidic Rain which fungus in Yellowing of the marble on the TajMahal Acidic Rain which
21
Cancer", What is Marbal Cancer? corrodes marble TajMahal account of Soot particles from adjoining corrodes marble
marbles industries

Non- degradable Non- degradable

22 DDT is Green house gas Degradable pollutant None of these
pollutant pollutant
23 Greenhouse effect is caused by Green plants infrared rays UV rays X- rays infrared rays
How the biological oxygen demand gets affected the oxygen
the oxygen demand the oxygen demand None of the the oxygen
24 with the increased presence of organic matter in demand
increases remains unchanged above demand increases
water? decreases
Which of the following devices is suitable for the Electrostatic
25 Cyclone separator Fabric filter Wet scrubber Wet scrubber
removal of gaseous pollutants? precipitator
 Topic 6. Social Issues and Environment (10 Marks)
Q. No Question Option i Option ii Option iii Option iv Answer Key
A geographic unit that collects, stores, and water
1 wasteland watershed wetland watershed
releases water is devider
2 saline and alkaline lands are types of barrren land fallow land uncultivable land wasteland wasteland
smoke ,fog
3 Smog is an odd combination of mist and fog smoke and fog smoke and fog smoke and fog
and mist
The Appiko Movement (treehugging)was
4 Karnataka Dehli Orisa Gujrat. Karnataka
started in
the United Nations Conference on Human
5 Rio de JANERIO Paris Stockholm Dehli Stockholm
Environment was organized at
exactly equal
6 acid rain is any rain with pH below 5.6 above 5.6 equal to 5.6 below 5.6
to 7
the The council
the International International of the International
the Apex body of standardization in the world the International of
7 society of organization of International of standard
formed in 1946 is. standard organization.
standardization. standardization standardizati organization.
. on.
reducing photochemical
8 PAN is byproduct of photochemical smog London smog sulphurous smog.
smog . smog
used as coolants in air resposible for ozone all of the
9 Chloroflurocarbons and freons are all of the given
refrigerators conditioners layer depletion. given
monitors
monitors impact
impact of suggests that funding monitora
is fundamental of pollution upon
pollution upon for environmental emission of
concept of national environmental,
10 Carbon trading environmental, improvement should be hydrocarbons
environmental laws social and
social and obtained from its fro
and regulations. economic
economic beneficiaries. automobiles.
justice.
justice.
Which of the following are terms used to Financial, General, None of the
11 Static, Dynamic Static, Dynamic
describe types of development? Educational Specific above
Which of the following gases cause Green None of the
12 CO2, NOx, CH4 CO2, CH4, H2 H2, Cl2, N2 CO2, NOx, CH4
House Effects? above
Q. No Question Option i Option ii Option iii Option iv Answer Key
Which of the following term describes the
Paradoxical Global None of the
13 rise in temperature of atmosphere due to Sun stroke Global warming
warming warming above
green house gases?
Which of the following makes it difficult to
Due to their high Due to non – Due to lesser None of the Due to their
14 use only eco – friendly chemicals, so that
cost availability availability above high cost
ozone depletion stops / minimizes?

Hydrocarbon’s and NOx undergo chemical

reactions and form corresponding products Secondary None of the Secondary
15 Primary pollutants Tertiary pollutants
like aldehydes, ketones, etc. these products pollutants above pollutants
are called,
None of the
16 Photochemical smog causes irritation of, Ears Skin Eyes Eyes
above
Water stored using rain water harvesting None of the
17 All purposes Drinking only Agriculture only All purposes
useful for, above
Carbon credits is a _ _ _ _ given to countries None of the
18 Certificate Value Price Certificate
reducing green house emission, above
Explosives of None of the
19 Modern fusion bombs are also known as, Nuclear bombs Fire extinguishers Nuclear bombs
H2 above
One carbon credit represents _ _ _ _ of _ _ _ _
Half Tonne, None of the
20 gas removed from atmosphere or saved One Tonne, CO2 One Tonne, SO2 One Tonne, CO2
CO2 above
from being emitted.
Which of the following devices is suitable for the Electrostatic
21 Cyclone separator Fabric filter Wet scrubber Wet scrubber
removal of gaseous pollutants? precipitator
The death of the last individual of a species is
22 extinction endanger neither i) nor ii) diversity extinction
called_______.
Q. No Question Option i Option ii Option iii Option iv Answer Key

Carbon credits
are a tradable
permit scheme
These can be bought and
A Carbon credit gives and can be
sold in
Which one of the following is not true about the the owner the right to exchanged All the above All the above are
23 international/national
term "CARBON CREDITS"? emit one tonne of between are true. true.
market at the Govt.
carbon dioxide. businesses
controlled prices.
having short of
quotas or below
the quotas.

Shifting back to a more localized production of reduced local more stable reduced reduced local
more profits circulating
24 food and other resources would lead to all of the environmental source of jobs transportation environmental
within each community
following except sustainability and income fuel use sustainability
Decrease
Shift taxes from wages Shift from a carbon-based Decrease subsidies
Which of the following would not traditionally Improve energy subsidies for
25 and profits to pollution economy to a renewable for alternative fuel
suport an environmental-friendly economy? efficiency. alternative fuel
and waste. fuel-based economy. vehicles
vehicles

A watershed A watershed
management management
framework framework
Watershed Watersheds
support support
management is Watersheds are natural are a type of
Which of the following is not true of watershed partnering, using partnering, using
26 continuous and needs a systems that we can work building for
management? sound science, sound science,
multidisciplinary with storing bottled
taking well taking well
approache water
planned actions planned actions
and achieving and achieving
results results

area of land
area of land that water
from which moisture released from
flows across as it moves
27 What is watershed? water drains to a clouds in the form of rain, both I) and II) both I) and II)
toward a larger water
particular water snow, hail, etc.
body
body
Which is not a treatment measures for watershed Contour stone
28 Contour bunding Gravity dam Contour trenching Gravity dam
development walls
Q. No Question Option i Option ii Option iii Option iv Answer Key
meets the needs meets the needs
continues as
and aspirations and aspirations of
always and
of the present the present
returns to a more curtails all further assumes that
29 A sustainable society without without
primitive style of living. development. things will
compromising compromising
work out for
those of the those of the
the best.
future. future.

catching and holding harvesting the harvesting the

storing it in
30 Rain Water harvesting is not___________ rain where it falls and recharging groundwater crops with rain crops with rain
tanks
using it water water
 Topic 7. Environmental Protection (8 Marks)
Q. No. Question Option i Option ii Option iii Option iv Answer Key
The history of human evolution and 100 million Only 50,000
1 3 million years old 1 billion years old
civilization is about years old years old
Fluid and salt
replacement Severe electrolyte All of the
2 ORS is used in case of Dehydration All of the given
due to diarrhea depletion given
and vomiting
Viruses and Bacteria and Bacteria and
3 Diarrhea is caused ethics Bacteria and protozoa Viruses only
fungi viruses viruses
equity and social justice are essential Conservation Environment
4 Value education Human rights Human rights
components of of biodiversity ethics

The process of conversion of electricity Plastic

5 Pyrolysis Vermicomposti Sanitary landfill Pyrolysis
(energy) from waste is called recycling
ng
Second Fourth
first generation Third generation Third generation
6 Hormones and pheromones are generation generation
pesticides. pesticides. pesticides.
pesticides. pesticides.
__________ gives an empirical value to water
7 quality and is a parameter for the matter (a) BOD COD DO NOD COD
present in water.organic
The common conversation of solid waste
8 into manure & biogas, using bacteria & fungi (a) BOD COD DO NOD COD
is called
None of the
9 In India sevral Acts were passed from 1970 - 1980 1969 - 1989 1972 - 1986 1972 - 1986
above

To promote the To emphasise To cocordinate

To cocordinate the
actions of the the action of the action of the
Environmental (Protection) rules 1986 action of the effective None of the
10 effective the effective effective
involves state government and gives power implementation of the above
implemementation implementatio implementation
act
of the act n of the act of the act
Q. No. Question Option i Option ii Option iii Option iv Answer Key
"Economical "Environmental
"Environmental
Investment "Evaluation of Impact
Impact Assessment"
Environmental (Protection) Rules were Assessment" Importance and None of the Assessment" of
11 of various
amended in 1994 for EIA which stands for, of various Assessment" of various above various
development
development development projects development
projetcs
projetcs projetcs
Service
State Pollution Protection Security Protection None of the State Pollution
12 SPCB stands for
Control Board Control Control Board above Control Board
Bureau
Wildlife (Protection) Act is adopted by all Jammu & None of the Jammu &
13 Jharkhand Union Territories
the states of India except Kashmir above Kashmir
National Parks are declared by state
None of the
14 government as per the wildlife (Protection) Section 7 Section 18 Section 35 Section 35
above
Act under section
"Recognotion of
"Recognotion of Zoo Declaration of
Zoo Rules" for
Under wildlife (Protection) Act, in 1992, Rules" for evaluation an area of "National Park" None of the
15 evaluation and
which of the following rules was made, and recognition of "Sanctuary" declaration Rule above
recognition of
Zoos Rule
Zoos

The 42nd amendment to the constitution of

India, transferred forests from state listto None of the
16 1972 1976 1980 1976
the concurrent list. Which year the said above
amendment done?
Q. No. Question Option i Option ii Option iii Option iv Answer Key

a framework for the co-

ordination of central
power to state power to the central power to state
and state authorities
govt. for government to take govt. for
The Environment Protection Act, 1986 does not established under the None of the
17 protection and measures necessary to protection and
provide water(Prevention and above
improvement of protect and improve the improvement of
Control) Act, 1974 and
environment quality of the environment environment
Air (Prevention and
Control) Act, 1981

Under EPA 1986, the central government is setting standards for regulating the
management of hazardous All of the
18 empowered to take measures necessary to protect emissions and location of All of the above
wastes above
and improve the quality of the environment by discharges industries

19 As per EPA 1986, Environment does NOT include air space land water space

Match correctly the following and choose the

correct option
a. Envitonment Protection Act
A. 1974
b. Air Prevention & Control of Pollution Act
A c, B b, C d, D
20 B. 1987 A b, B a, C d, D c A c, B b, C d, D a A c, B d, C a, D b A c, B d, C a, D b
a
c. Water Act
C. 1986
d. Amendment of Air Act to include noise
D. 1981
The correct matches is:
Prevention, Prevention,
Control, and Control, and
Chapter 3 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 General Powers of the
21 Abatement of Miscellaneous Preliminary Abatement of
deals with Central Government
Environmental Environmental
pollution pollution
Q. No. Question Option i Option ii Option iii Option iv Answer Key
an
imprisonment
an imprisonment an imprisonment
an imprisonment for a for a term
for a term which an imprisonment for a for a term which
The minimum penalty for contravention or term which may extend which may
may extend to term which may extend to may extend to five
22 violation of any provision of the to seven years or fine extend to five
five years or fine six years or fine up to two years or fine up to
Environment(Protection) Act, 1986 is up to one lakh rupees, years or fine
up to one lakh lakh rupees, or both one lakh rupees,
or both up to two lakh
rupees, or both or both
rupees, or
both
The Act also provides for the further penalty if the
Rs 10000 per Rs 5000 per
23 failure or contravention continues after the date Rs 5000 per week Rs 10000 per day Rs 5000 per day
week day
of conviction. It is
The Central Government or any other person duly
authorised is empowerd to collect the samples of
24 air water soil any substance any substance
…………………..as evidence of the offences under the
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.