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GATE ES 2026 | Question: 15

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:15:20 +0000

Which ONE of the following principles is directly related to environmental compensation?

Intergenerational equity principle
Precautionary principle
Subsidiarity principle
Polluter-pay principle

GATE ES 2023 | Question: 15

Tue, 23 May 2023 03:12:30 +0000

Read the following statements with reference to the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change

i) Each signatory (country) has common and equal responsibility.

ii) Clean development mechanism (CDM), joint implementation (JI) and international emission trading are the three mechanisms under Kyoto Protocol to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions.

iii) Under Kyoto Protocol, India has agreed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by half by $2050$ as compared to $2005$ emissions.

Which one of the following is correct choice?

only i) is TRUE
only ii) is TRUE
only i) and ii) are TRUE
only ii) and iii) are TRUE

GATE ES 2023 | Question: 16

Tue, 23 May 2023 03:12:29 +0000

Read the following statements

I. In environmental laws, the polluter pays principle is enacted to make the polluter responsible for paying for the damage done to the natural environment.

II. The precautionary principle emphasizes caution, pausing and review before going for an innovation that may prove disastrous.

III. The precautionary principle is often used by policymakers in situations where there is the possibility of harm from making a certain decision and conclusive evidence is not yet available.
The correct choice is

$\text{I}$ is correct; $\text{II}$ and $\text{III}$ are incorrect
$\text{I, II}$ and $\text{III}$ are correct
$\text{I}$ and $\text{III}$ are correct; $\text{II}$ is incorrect
$\text{I}$ and $\text{II}$ are correct; $\text{III}$ is incorrect

GATE ES 2023 | Question: 18

Tue, 23 May 2023 03:12:25 +0000

For the following major Indian environmental acts

i) Environmental Protection Act
ii) Water Act (Prevention and Control of Pollution)
iii) Air Act (Prevention and Control of Pollution)
iv) The National Green Tribunal Act

the correct chronological order (oldest to latest of their enactment) is

$\text{i), ii), iii), iv)}$
$\text{ii), i), iii), iv)}$
$\text{iii), i), iv), ii)}$
$\text{ii), iii), i), iv)}$

GATE ES 2021 | Question: 12

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 03:44:34 +0000

The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development was held in $1992$ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. During this conference, several environmental management principles were adopted by many countries. Which one of the following principles allows the governments to take mitigation measures on the environmental issues having serious threats or irreversible damage, even if there is scientific uncertainty about such issues?

Polluters pay principle
Precautionary principle
Extended producer responsibility
Common but differentiated responsibilities

GATE ES 2021 | Question: 29

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 03:44:22 +0000

Which of the following international multilateral agreements $\text{(conventions, protocols)}$ from Column I match with the entries in Column II?

Column I	Column II
Ramsar Convention	Ozone depletion
Kyoto Protocol	Trans-boundary movement of hazardous wastes
Basel Convention	Climate change
Montreal Protocol	Conservation of wetlands

$\text{P-(iv), Q-(iii), R-(ii), S-(i)}$
$\text{P-(iv), Q-(ii), R-(iii), S-(i)}$
$\text{P-(iii), Q-(i), R-(ii), S-(iv)}$
$\text{P-(i), Q-(iii), R-(iv), S-(ii)}$

GATE ES 2022 | Question: 23

Fri, 17 Feb 2023 07:05:53 +0000

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF\&CC), Govt. of India has published the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) draft Notification $2020$, intended to replace the existing EIA Notification, $2006$ under the Environment (Protection) Act, $1986$. Which of the following is/are the key change(s) from existing regulation?

Removal of several project/ activities from the purview of public consultation.
A list of projects has been included under Category B2, expressly exempted from the requirement of an EIA.
All the project related activities are brought under the purview of necessary public consultation.
A list of projects has been included under Category B2, bringing them under the requirement of detailed EIA.

GATE ES 2022 | Question: 41

Fri, 17 Feb 2023 07:05:42 +0000

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding National Green Tribunal (NGT) of India?

NGT Act 2010 draws inspiration from the India's constitutional provision of Article 21 - Protection of life and personal liberty, which assures the citizens of India the right to a healthy environment.
A retired Judge of the Supreme Court, can be the Chairperson of the NGT.
NGT Act 2017 is based on the India's constitutional provision of Article 361 Protection of Biodiversity and Environmental Protection, which bestows the citizens of India with a duty to protect all abiotic and biotic components of the environment.
The NGT is mandated to make and endeavor for disposal of applications or appeals finally within 45 days of filing of the same.