EVSS

What is the most important critique against displacement?

• The injustice involved in the involuntary removal of disadvantaged peoples from their homes and lands

• The voluntary evacuation of people from their homes and lands

• The evacuation of people from their immediate surroundings

• All of these

Which Indian state is home to the Sariska Tiger Reserve?

• Madhya Pradesh

• Uttar Pradesh

• Rajasthan

• Kerala

The National Environment Policy Act was implemented in ______

• 1969

• 1979

• 1989

• 1999

Who came up with the idea of ‘Forest Conservation’?

• Dan Brockington

• E.R. Roe Thompson

• John Muir

• Philip Lake

Who claimed that displacement carried out for development purposes are invariably permanent?

• Alfred Lothar Wegener

• Jennie E Brand

• Laurie A Brand

• Sarah A Burgard

The ‘Environment Protection Act’ came into existence in ______

• 1961

• 1971

• 1981

• 1991

When did the Land Acquisition Act for Resettlement and Rehabilitation came into existence?

• 1890

• 1894

• 1995

• 2000

When did EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) begin in India?

• 2000-02

• 1994-96

• 1980-82

• 1976-77

Which step in Environmental Impact Assessment recommends the actions to reduce and avoid the adverse environmental consequences of development activities?

• Recovery

• Mitigation

• Recovery

• Preparedness

Who are the stakeholders in the Environmental Impact Assessment process?

• The environmental consultant who prepares EIA on behalf of project proponent

• Those who propose the project

• Pollution Control Board (State or National

• All of these