Environment Law MCQs

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) on Environment Law especially compiled for UGC NET (Law) and CLAT PG.

Questions

Question 1: The term "Environment" originated from which word?

Option A: environ
Option B: enviro
Option C: envirom
Option D: anvirum

Question 2: What is "ecology"?

Option A: relationship between air and water
Option B: a Science of relationship between living on earth and environment
Option C: interaction between plants and environment
Option D: relation between plants and environment

Question 3: To give constitutional sanction to democracy at the grassroot level through Panchayat and Municipalities, 73rd and 74th Amendments were made in 1992. Which one of the following subjects related to Environment is not found in the Twelfth Schedule?

Option A: urban planning including town planning
Option B: regulation of land use and construction of buildings
Option C: animal husbandry, Dairying and poultry
Option D: public health, sanitation, conservancy and solid waste

Question 4: What constitutes the pollution?

Option A: water pollution
Option B: air pollution
Option C: noise pollution
Option D: all the above

Question 5: What is the main cause for environment pollution?

Option A: uncontrolled populated growth
Option B: nature of modern technology
Option C: irrelevant economic development
Option D: all the above

Question 6: On which date the World Environment Day is celebrated worldwide?

Option A: Mar-08
Option B: Oct-05
Option C: Jun-05
Option D: Oct-24

Question 7: One of the following International Convention is not related to wild life conservation. Give the correct answer :

Option A: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Option B: Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in Transboundary Context
Option C: Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals
Option D: Convention on International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

Question 8: "The State shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forest and wildlife of the country." The above mentioned provision is made under which Article of the Constitution of India?

Option A: Article 51
Option B: Article 51A
Option C: Article 48A
Option D: Article 44

Question 9: The Montreal Protocol is related to :

Option A: Transboundary Air Pollution
Option B: Ozone Layer
Option C: Climate Change
Option D: Hazardous Waste

Question 10: In 1992, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development met at Rio de Janeiro. It is also known as the -

Option A: Earth Summit
Option B: World Charter for Nature
Option C: Rio Conference
Option D: Both (a) and (c) above

Question 11: In 1984, the ______ seeped from Union Carbide Factory at Bhopal -

Option A: Methyl isocyanate
Option B: Carbon monoxide
Option C: Carbon dioxide
Option D: Nitrogen oxide

Question 12: In Stockholm Conference in view of the former Indian Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi which was the main cause for environmental pollution?

Option A: uncontrolled development
Option B: poverty and necessity
Option C: transporting vehicles and fuel
Option D: lack of knowledge and education

Question 13: Which affects the environment most?

Option A: green background
Option B: green peace
Option C: green effects
Option D: green belt

Question 14: Which institution gave suggestion for imposing environmental tax?

Option A: Amnesty International
Option B: World Water Institute
Option C: UNESCO
Option D: UNO

Question 15: Which type of pollution is responsible for AIDS?

Option A: Air pollution
Option B: Noise pollution
Option C: Human pollution
Option D: Food pollution

Answers


Question No. Correct Answer
 1  A
 2  B
 3  C
 4  D
 5  D
 6  C
 7  B
 8  C
 9  B
 10  D
 11  A
 12  B
 13  D
 14  B
 15  C

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