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upsc-p1-current-affairs-environment-news MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1With reference to environmental regulation in India, consider the following statements: 1. The National Clean Air Programme is a programme rather than an Act. 2. Extended producer responsibility places the entire post-consumer waste-collection duty on local bodies alone. 3. The E-Waste Management Rules, 2022 and the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022 use extended-producer-responsibility mechanisms. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. The National Clean Air Programme is not an Act. Extended producer responsibility makes producers responsible across the post-consumer chain; it does not assign the entire duty to local bodies alone.
Q2Match List I with List II: List I (Legal provision/instrument) A. Section 5, Environment Protection Act, 1986 B. Section 20, NGT Act, 2010 C. Section 2, Forest Conservation Act, 1980 D. EIA Notification, 2006 List II (Core function) 1. Prior central approval for non-forest use of forest land 2. Power of the Union to issue directions 3. Prior environmental clearance framework for listed projects 4. Application of sustainable development, precautionary and polluter-pays principles Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Section 5 of the 1986 Act empowers the Union to issue directions; Section 20 of the NGT Act lists the three environmental principles; Section 2 of the 1980 Act requires prior central approval for non-forest use; and the EIA Notification supplies the prior-clearance framework for listed projects. Therefore, the complete match is in option D.
Q3Match List I with List II: List I (Report/framework) A. AR6 Synthesis Report B. India State of Forest Report C. Emissions Gap Report D. Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework List II (Associated institution) 1. UNEP 2. IPCC 3. CBD 4. Forest Survey of India Select the correct answer using the code given below.
IPCC assesses the literature in its AR6 reports; the Forest Survey of India publishes the India State of Forest Report; UNEP is associated with the Emissions Gap Report; and CBD is associated with the global biodiversity framework. Thus, option A gives the complete match.
Q4Arrange the following usual stages in the environmental-impact-assessment pathway in their correct sequence: 1. Appraisal 2. Screening 3. Public consultation 4. Scoping Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The usual sequence is screening, scoping, public consultation and then appraisal, subject to category-specific exceptions. In the numbering given, this is 2-4-3-1, shown in option B.
Q5With reference to climate commitments under the Paris Agreement, consider the following statements: 1. Nationally determined contributions are nationally determined, although they are communicated and reviewed internationally under the Agreement's framework. 2. A net-zero target is identical to a target for reducing emissions intensity per unit of GDP. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Statement 1 is correct. Paris Agreement contributions are nationally determined but internationally communicated and reviewed. Statement 2 is incorrect: net zero concerns the balance of emissions and removals, whereas emissions intensity measures emissions per unit of GDP.
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6With reference to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, consider the following statements: 1. It was adopted in 2022. 2. It contains 23 action targets for 2030. 3. One target seeks conservation of at least 30% of terrestrial, inland-water, coastal and marine areas by 2030. Which of the statements given above are correct?
7Arrange the following environmental laws in chronological order, from earliest to latest: 1. Air Act 2. Environment Protection Act 3. Water Act 4. Forest Conservation Act Select the correct answer using the code given below.
8With reference to the National Green Tribunal, consider the following statements: 1. It is bound by the Code of Civil Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act in the same manner as an ordinary civil court. 2. While passing orders, it must apply sustainable development, the precautionary principle and the polluter-pays principle. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?