UPSC Ecology And Environment Environment Question Bank Environment Management

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    Read the following statements regarding the Central Pollution Control Board.
    i. It is implementing the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981 to restore air quality.
    ii. It is a statutory organisation under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF & CC).
    iii. It was established in 1974 under the Water (Prevention and Control of pollution) Act, 1974.
    Choose the correct option.

    A) i, ii and iii                     

    B) i and iii

    C) ii and iii            

    D) i and iii

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    The government agency is implementing the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981 to restore air quality. It is a statutory organisation under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC). It was established in 1974 under the Water (Prevention and Control of pollution) Act, 1974. CPCB runs nation-wide programs of ambient air quality monitoring known as National Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP). The network consists of 621 operating stations covering 262 cities/towns in 29 states and 5 Union Territories of the country.


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