{"id":5384,"date":"2025-12-26T16:31:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T16:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=5384"},"modified":"2025-12-26T16:31:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T16:31:08","slug":"mcqs-based-on-environment-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=5384","title":{"rendered":"MCQs Based On Environment &#8211; (30)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q1. Which constitutional article serves as the genesis of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Article 32 and Article 226<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Article 14 and Article 21<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Article 48A and Article 51A(g)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Article 370 and Article 356<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. Article 48A and Article 51A(g)  <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Article 48A (Directive Principles of State Policy) directs the State to protect and improve the environment, while Article 51A(g) makes it a duty of every citizen to protect nature. These articles form the constitutional basis for the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q2. Which of the following statements about the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 is FALSE?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It empowers the central government to close polluting industries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It allows private citizens to file complaints after giving notice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Civil courts have jurisdiction under this Act<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It deals with hazardous substance handling<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. Civil courts have jurisdiction under this Act  <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The Act bars civil courts from intervening in matters under its purview. It empowers government agencies and gives legal access to citizens after due notice, but does not permit civil courts to handle such cases.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q3. Under the 2022 Amendment to the EP Act, what major change was introduced?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">The Act was repealed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Environment courts were abolished<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Jail sentences were doubled<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Jail terms were replaced with monetary fines<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 4. Jail terms were replaced with monetary fines  <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The 2022 amendment removed imprisonment for many offences and replaced it with higher fines (\u20b95 lakh to \u20b95 crore). Serious violations may still attract action under IPC.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q4. What is the minimum penalty under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for violations before the 2022 amendment?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">\u20b910,000 fine only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Imprisonment up to 5 years or \u20b91 lakh fine or both<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Community service and a warning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">\u20b95,000\/day fine only<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 2. Imprisonment up to 5 years or \u20b91 lakh fine or both  <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The original Act imposed imprisonment up to 5 years and\/or a fine of \u20b91 lakh. Continuous violations attracted an additional \u20b95,000 per day, and up to 7 years&#8217; imprisonment if it persisted for a year.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q5. Which of the following is a point source of water pollution?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Discharge from a sewage pipe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Agricultural runoff<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Oil spills from ships<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Rainfall washing pesticides from fields<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 1. Discharge from a sewage pipe  <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Point source pollution originates from a single, identifiable source, such as a pipe or drain. Non-point sources like runoff are diffuse and harder to trace.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q1. Which constitutional article serves as the genesis of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986? View Answer Correct Option: 3. Article 48A and Article 51A(g) Explanation: Article 48A (Directive Principles of State Policy) directs the State to protect and improve the environment, while Article 51A(g) makes it a duty of every citizen to protect nature. 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