Aovious : MCQs for KAS preliminary exam 2018 (new pattern)

Q.1) Which among the following constitutes Photochemical pollutants?

Ozone
Oxides of nitrogen
Ethylene
Chromium
Benzene

Select the correct code given below:

1, 2 and 3
1, 2, 3 and 4
1, 3 and 5
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Q.2) Which of the following statement [s] is/are correct with reference to India’s Air Quality Index (AQI)?

The index is launched under Swacch Bharat Abhiyan
PM10 , PM 2.5 and Lead are considered in calculating the value of Air Quality Index
Both Central Pollution Control Board and State Pollution Control Board administer National Air Monitoring Program

Choose the appropriate code

2 only
1 and 2 only
1, 2 and 3
None of the above

Q.3) Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is constituted under the

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981

Q.4) Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) have been set up under Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act 2016. The Objective of CAMPA is

To ensure expeditious and transparent utilization of amounts realized in lieu of forest land diverted for non-forest purpose.
To ensure competitive market price of the forest produce to the Tribal communities.
To relocate tribal communities to similar geographical locations and provide them constant income for sometime in case a public project has come up in the native area.
None of the above

5 Consider the following statements:

National Disaster Management Plan does not allow State Governments to take voluntary aid from other nations.
National Disaster Management Authority is an agency of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2

Q.6) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the E-Waste Management Rules, 2016 in supersession of the e-waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2011. Which of the following statements are correct regarding e – Waste?

e – Waste includes CFLs and other lamps containing mercury.
Producers have been made responsible for collection of E-waste and for its exchange.
A provision for penalty for violation of rules has been introduced.

Select the code from below:

1 and 2
2 and 3
1 and 3
All of the above

Q.7) The State shall, in particular, direct its policy towards securing— children are given opportunities and facilities to develop in a healthy manner and in conditions of freedom and dignity and that childhood and youth are protected against exploitation and against moral and material abandonment.

The above provision is provided under –

Article 45
Article 51A
Article 39
Article 42

Q.8) Which among the following protocol deals with the condition that “faecal sludge/septage and sewage is safely managed and treated, with no discharging and/or dumping of untreated faecal sludge/septage and sewage in drains, water bodies or open areas?