GATE-ES SERIES Environmental-management
Polluter Pays Principle
2 previous year questions.
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2022 Chapter Questions 2 MCQs
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PYQ 2022
medium
environmental-management ID: gate-es-
In context of ecosystems, which one of the following is NOT a correct statement?
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The growth of an organism may depend on multiple factors; Liebig’s law states growth is limited by the most limiting factor.
2
Carrying capacity is the upper limit determined by limiting resources; it specifies the population an ecosystem can support.
3
The Ramsar convention on lakes and backwater systems of international importance was signed in 1981 and became effective in 1985.
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A Red Data Book lists endangered species in various categories of perceived risk.
02
PYQ 2023
medium
environmental-management ID: gate-es-
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 policy makers 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:
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 policy makers 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:
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I is correct; II and III are incorrect
2
I, II and III are correct
3
I and III are correct; II is incorrect
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I and II are correct; III is incorrect