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upsc-p1-current-affairs-environment-news MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Arrange 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.
The Water Act was enacted in 1974, the Forest Conservation Act in 1980, the Air Act in 1981 and the Environment Protection Act in 1986. Hence the correct sequence is 3-4-1-2, shown in option C.
Q2With 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.
Q3Match 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.
Q4With 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?
All three statements are correct. The framework adopted in 2022 sets 23 action targets for 2030, including conservation of at least 30% of the specified terrestrial and aquatic areas by 2030.
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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6Match 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.
7Arrange 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.
8With reference to the constitutional basis of environmental protection in India, consider the following statements: 1. Article 48A directs the State to protect and improve the environment and safeguard forests and wildlife. 2. Article 51A(g) makes protection and improvement of the natural environment a Fundamental Duty of citizens. 3. Both provisions were inserted by the 44th Constitutional Amendment Act. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9With reference to the India State of Forest Report 2023, consider the following statements: 1. India's total forest and tree cover was reported as 8,27,357 sq km, or 25.17% of its geographical area. 2. Forest cover accounted for 7,15,343 sq km, while tree cover accounted for 1,12,014 sq km. 3. Total forest and tree cover showed a net increase of 1,445 sq km over the 2021 assessment. Which of the statements given above are correct?
10With 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?