GED 10 QUIZ-Environmental Laws

Which law aims to achieve and maintain clean air that meets the National Air Quality guideline values for criteria pollutants throughout the Philippines?

• Act 8749 Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999

• Republic Act 9003 Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000

• Republic Act 9275 Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004

• Republic Act 6969 Toxic Substances, Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990

What does Presidential Decree 1586 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) of 1978 aim to facilitate?

• Prevention and minimization of pollution through a multi-sectoral approach

• Rational and orderly balance between socio-economic development and environmental protection

• Abatement, control, and prevention of vehicular pollution

• Protection of public health and environment

Which law prohibits the improper disposal of garbages and the discharge of harmful substances into the country's inland and territorial water?

• Water Pollution Control (P.D. 825)

• Climate Change Act of 2009 (Also known as R.A. 9729)

• The Pollution Control Law P.D. 1181

• Republic Act 9003 Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000

What is the main purpose of the Climate Change Act of 2009 (Also known as R.A. 9729)?

• Mainstreaming climate change into government policy formulations

• Creating the climate change commission

• All of the above

• Establishing the framework strategy and program on climate change

Which law deals with preserving the natural environment on farmlands and encourages soil conservation on areas subject to high levels of erosion?

• Presidential Decree 1586 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) of 1978

• Act 8749 Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999

• Food Security Act of 1985

• Republic Act 9003 Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000

What is the aim of Republic Act 9275 Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004?

• Prevention and minimization of pollution through a multi-sectoral approach

• Protection of public health and environment

• Abatement, control, and prevention of vehicular pollution

• Protection of country's water bodies from pollution

Which law aims to regulate, restrict, or prohibit the importation, manufacture, processing, sale, distribution, uses, and disposal of chemical substances and mixtures that present unreasonable risk to human health?

• Republic Act 6969 Toxic Substances, Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990

• The Pollution Control Law P.D. 1181

• Water Pollution Control (P.D. 825)

• Climate Change Act of 2009 (Also known as R.A. 9729)

What does The Pollution Control Law P.D. 1181 aim to provide for?

• Abatement, control, and prevention of vehicular pollution

• Protection of public health and environment

• Prohibition of the discharge of harmful substances into the country's inland and territorial water

• Maximum allowance emissions of specific air pollutants from all types of vehicle

What is the main objective of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 (Republic Act 9003)?

• Prohibition of the improper disposal of solid waste

• Establishing the framework strategy and program on solid waste management

• Creation of the National Solid Waste Management Commission

• All of the above

Which law aims to regulate the importation, manufacture, processing, distribution, and use of chemical substances and mixtures that pose a risk to human health and the environment?

• Republic Act 6969 Toxic Substances, Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990

• Presidential Decree 1586 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) of 1978

• Act 8749 Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999

• Climate Change Act of 2009 (Also known as R.A. 9729)