Environmental laws

The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 gives provision for

• Regulation for Hunting

• Building National Parks

• Regulation of animal trade

• All of the above

The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 ensures the preservation of protected forests

• True

• False

Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 aims to control and prevent air pollution in India

• True

• False

The objective of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 is to provide

• Prevention and control of water pollution

• Control Sewage and effluent discharge

• Both

• None of the above

To safegaurd our water resources, the water (prevention and control of pollution) act was passed in

• 1951

• 1974

• 1985

• 1987

The water act, 1974 was enacted to implement the provision of which international agreement?

• Stockholm Convention

• Kyoto Protocol

• Basel Convention

• Ramsar Convention

Which act was passed to protect and improve the quality of our environment?

• The Mental Healthcare Act
  

• The Coal Mines Act
  

• The National Sports University Act
  

• Environment Protection Act

What does CPCB stand for?

• Central Particulate Control Board
  

• Central Panama Channel Board
  

• Central Pollution Control Board
  

• Central Pollution Channel Board

The first of the major environmental protection act to be promulgated in India was:

• Water Act

• Air Act

• Environmental Act

• Noise Pollution Rule

NGOs stands for:

• Non-Governmental Organization

• Nine-Governmental Organization

• Non-Gained Organizations

• National-Grade Organization