UPSC | Prelims GS | 2026

Which best captures the pollution-control approach directed by the Delhi government in response to the city’s ‘poor’ air quality?

  1. Use AQI monitoring to identify local pollution sources and prepare hotspot-specific action plans
  2. Suspend all air-quality monitoring until winter ends
  3. Focus exclusively on residential sources and disregard transport
  4. Replace the Graded Response Action Plan with a single national curfew

Answer

Correct Answer

Use AQI monitoring to identify local pollution sources and prepare hotspot-specific action plans

Explanation

Option A is correct: officials were directed to use AQI data to identify local sources such as road dust, traffic, construction and waste burning, with agency-wise deadlines. Option C wrongly excludes transport, while B and D contradict the reported monitoring and GRAP-based response. The approach is source-specific accountability.

Topics: air pollution, air quality index, delhi hotspot-based action, environment