2019 GS Paper I, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2019 · GS Paper I

Question 78: Environment and Ecology

In India, ‘extended producer responsibility’ was introduced as an important feature in which of the following?

aThe Bio-medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998
bThe Recycled Plastic (Manufacturing and Usage) Rules, 1999
cThe e-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011
dThe Food Safety and Standard Regulations, 2011

AnswerUPSC’s answer is (c).

Extended producer responsibility, which makes producers responsible for collecting and recycling the waste from their products at the end of life, was introduced in India through the E-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011. The Bio-medical Waste Rules, 1998 and the Recycled Plastics Rules, 1999 did not contain it, and the Food Safety and Standards Regulations are unrelated to the idea.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) The Bio-medical Waste Rules, 1998 did not introduce this concept.
  • (b) The Recycled Plastics Rules, 1999 did not introduce this concept.
  • (c) Correct: the E-Waste Rules, 2011 introduced extended producer responsibility.
  • (d) Food Safety and Standards Regulations do not deal with producer responsibility for waste.

Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2019, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.