AERB Regulation MCQ — 31 Practice Questions with Answers

Explanation

The correct pairing is SARCOP with operating plants and SARCAR with applications of radiation. Pairing SARCOP with applications of radiation reverses the cited roles, assigning both committees to applications of radiation leaves operating plants unmatched, and assigning both committees to operating plants leaves applications of radiation unmatched.

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct because establishing a radiation installation needs an AERB licence. Statement 2 is correct because commissioning, operating and decommissioning are also covered by the same licence requirement under the cited 2004 rules. Statement 3 is wrong because the fact names AERB as the licensing authority, not the Central Pollution Control Board.

Explanation

Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct. AERB regulates nuclear and radiation facilities, uses processes such as safety-document development, licensing and inspections, and administers industrial safety in DAE units. Statement 3 is incorrect because AERB says these processes ensure a graded approach.

Explanation

The Assertion is true because AERB does not apply one fixed annual inspection frequency to every operating nuclear facility. The Reason is also true: the cited AERB fact gives a typical range of 1 to 7 routine inspections per year depending on hazard potential. That dependence on hazard potential directly explains why different operating nuclear facilities may be inspected at different routine annual frequencies.

Explanation

The deciding fact is that AERB was constituted on 15 November 1983 by the President of India under powers conferred by the Atomic Energy Act, 1962. Therefore, the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 precedes the constitution of AERB. Placing AERB before the 1962 Act reverses the chronology, using the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 as the constituting basis does not match the cited fact, and dating AERB's constitution to 1986 is also wrong.