2022 GS Paper I, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2022 · GS Paper I

Question 75: Environment and Ecology

Which one of the following has been constituted under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 ?

aCentral Water Commission
bCentral Ground Water Board
cCentral Ground Water Authority
dNational Water Development Agency

AnswerUPSC’s answer is (c).

The Central Ground Water Authority was constituted under Section 3(3) of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to regulate and control groundwater development and management. The Central Water Commission (1945), the Central Ground Water Board (1970) and the National Water Development Agency (1982) all pre-date the 1986 Act and were not created under it.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) The Central Water Commission was set up in 1945, long before the Act.
  • (b) The Central Ground Water Board dates from 1970, before the Act.
  • (c) Correct. The CGWA was constituted under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
  • (d) The NWDA was set up in 1982, before the Act.

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

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2022, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.