UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2019

Consider the following statements: The Environment Protection Act, 1986 empowers the Government of India to 1. state the requirement of public participation in the process of environmental protection, and the procedure and manner in which it is sought 2. lay down the standards for emission or discharge of environmental pollutants from various sources Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

Correct Answer

2 only

Explanation

The Act empowers the Central Government to lay down standards for emission or discharge of pollutants from various sources, restrict industrial locations, and so on. It does not provide for laying down requirements of public participation in environmental protection, so only statement 2 is correct.

Topics: 1986, environmental laws, environment and ecology, environment (protection) act, powers of the central government