Deck 6: Environmental Laws and Human Rights: Forest Conservation, Rainwater Harvesting, and Pollution Control

Question 1

The Forest Conservation Act, 1980 further amended on………………………

A)1987
B)1988
C)1989
D)1990

Answer 1

1988

Question 2

The main aim of The Forest Conservation Act, 1980 is……………………

A)conservation of forests
B)to control further deforestation
C)save wild life
D)all of the above

Answer 2

all of the above

Question 3

The Forest Conservation Act, 1980 came into force on ……………………..

A)25 october 1980
B)25 november 1980
C)25 december 1980
D)none of these

Answer 3

25 october 1980

Question 4

………………… of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 deals with constitution of Advisory Committee.

A)section 1
B)section 2
C)section 3
D)section 4

Question 5

The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was passed in ………………

A)1981
B)1982
C)1983
D)1984

Question 6

The first tier or "generation" of human rights consists of…………………..

A)economic rights
B)legal rights
C)civil and political rights
D)all of the above

Question 7

The first tier or "generation" of human rights derives in the …………………..

A)seventeenth and eighteenth-century
B)sixteenth century
C)twentieth century
D)nineteen century

Question 8

The third generation of human rights is championed by …………………………

A)developed countries
B)under developed countries
C)third world countries
D)all of the above

Question 9

………………is the accumulation and storage of rainwater for reuse on-site, rather than allowing it to run off.

A)rainwater harvesting
B)water conservation
C)water shed management
D)ground water management

Question 10

…………………… was the first state to make rainwater harvesting compulsory for every building to avoid groundwater depletion.

A)karnataka
B)kerala
C)tamil nadu
D)assam

Question 11

India borrowed the Directive Principle of State policy from……………….

A)us constitution
B)russian constitution
C)irish constitution
D)british constitution

Question 12

Groundwater constitutes ……………………..per cent of the world?s available freshwater.

A)20
B)30
C)40
D)50

Question 13

Which one of the following is not the organ of UNO?

A)general assembly
B)secretariat
C)international court of justice
D)wto

Question 14

The Kerala State Human Right commission was formed in………………………

A)1992
B)1998
C)1994
D)1995

Question 15

The term "green liberalism" was coined by political philosopher ………………………….. in his book Green Liberalism.

A)marcel wissenburg
B)marx webber
C)t.h. green
D)none of these

Question 16

Who is the author of the book "Green Liberalism: The Free and The Green Society"?

A)marx webber
B)marcel wissenburg
C)t.h. green
D)none of these

Question 17

Highest percentage of air consists of……………………….

A)oxygen
B)carbon dioxide
C)nitrogen
D)argon

Question 18

The Taj Mahal is being affected by……………..

A)noise pollution
B)air pollution
C)water pollution
D)none of these

Question 19

Most polluted river in India is………………..

A)yamuna
B)cavery
C)chenab
D)ganga

Question 20

Air pollution causes……………………

A)global warming
B)respiratory problems
C)soil erosion
D)none of these

Question 21

Green House gas is…………………….

A)nitrogen
B)oxygen
C)methane
D)carbon dioxide

Question 22

The percentage of carbon dioxide in atmosphere is………………….

A)21%
B)78%
C)12%
D)0.04%

Question 23

Causes pollution is/are……………………

A)human activities
B)factories
C)volcanoes
D)all of the above

Question 24

CNG is a……………………..

A)polluted fuel
B)clean fuel
C)harmful fuel
D)none

Question 25

Pollution of water is responsible for………………….

A)oil refineries
B)paper factories
C)sugar mills
D)all of the above