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UPSC Prelims 2019 Paper-1 📅 02 Jun, 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?

A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
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UPSC Prelims
2019 • 02 Jun, 2019 • Paper-1
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?
Correct Answer
2 only
Statement 1 Analysis: Incorrect. While public participation is a feature of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) derived via rules later, the bare text of the......
Ref/Book : UPSC Prelims 2019
Ref. Subject Environment
Chapter -
Ref. Topic Environmental Legislations
Pg. No -
💡 Analysis & Explanation
Statement 1 Analysis ▼
Incorrect. While public participation is a feature of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) derived via rules later, the bare text of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 itself does *not* explicitly state or mandate the requirement, procedure, and manner of public participation. It acts more as an umbrella legislation giving broad rule-making powers.
Statement 2 Analysis ▼
Correct. Section 3(2)(iv) of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 explicitly empowers the Central Government to lay down comprehensive standards for the emission or discharge of environmental pollutants from various diverse sources.
Conclusion ▼
The Act provides explicit power for standard-setting but not explicitly for public participation procedures, making option B the accurate answer.
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