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Q1
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) was established under:
- A. Environment Protection Act, 1986
- B. National Green Tribunal Act, 2010
- C. Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
- D. Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
Q2
PM 2.5 refers to particulate matter with diameter:
- A. Greater than 10 micrometres
- B. Less than or equal to 2.5 micrometres
- C. Exactly 2.5 mm
- D. Less than 0.1 micrometre
Q3
The "polluter pays principle" means:
- A. Government pays for pollution cleanup
- B. The entity causing pollution bears the cost of prevention and remediation
- C. Consumers pay extra tax for pollution
- D. NGOs fund pollution control
Q4
The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was enacted in:
- A. 1972
- B. 1974
- C. 1986
- D. 1980
Q5
Biomagnification of DDT is most severe at which trophic level?
- A. Producers (plants)
- B. Top carnivores (apex predators)
- C. Primary consumers (herbivores)
- D. Decomposers
Q6
The Ganga Action Plan was launched in:
- A. 1972
- B. 1985
- C. 1995
- D. 2000
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