RAS question
The Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) is responsible for:
Correct answer: (C) Prevention and control of environmental pollution.
The Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board is responsible for the prevention and control of environmental pollution in Rajasthan.
Explanation
RSPCB is the state-level pollution-control authority for Rajasthan, so the correct function is prevention and control of environmental pollution. The official RSPCB introduction says the Board was constituted under Section 4 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, with the objective of preventing and controlling water pollution and maintaining or restoring the wholesomeness of water. It was later entrusted with prevention, control and abatement of air pollution under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. RSPCB also monitors and controls air, water and noise pollution in Rajasthan. That places the Board squarely in the environmental regulation domain, not in education, public works or revenue administration.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) School management belongs to the education administration, while RSPCB's mandate is pollution prevention and control.
- (B) Road construction is a public works function, not the work of a pollution-control board constituted under environmental laws.
- (D) Tax collection is handled by revenue departments, whereas RSPCB deals with pollution control under the Water Act and Air Act framework.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's state regulatory institutions within environmental governance. It recurs in RAS because boards such as RSPCB connect administrative structure with statutory responsibilities under major environmental laws.