UPSC Ecology And Environment Environment Question Bank Environment Management

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    Read the following statements regarding the Graded Response To Air Pollution.
    i. A graded response highlights the actions required to be taken as and when the concentration of pollutants reaches a certain level.
    ii. The measures that are to be enforced under the plan include strict ban on garbage burning, closing brick kilns, mechanised and enforcing ban on fire-crackers.
    iii. It has no provisions for odd-even car rationing scheme.
    Choose the correct option.

    A) i and ii              

    B) ii and iii

    C) i and iii             

    D) i, ii and iii

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Graded Response To Air Pollution: A graded response highlights the actions required to be taken as and when the concentration of pollutants, in this case particulate matter, reaches a certain level. At the current level of pollution lying between poor and moderate, the measures that are to be enforced under the plan include strict ban on garbage burning, closing brick kilns, mechanised sweeping of roads, enforcing ban on fire-crackers among others. In this plan, odd- even car rationing scheme and halt on construction activities may be implemented across Delhi-NCR


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