The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was enacted to prevent and control water pollution and maintain or restore wholesomeness of water for the establishment of Boards at the Central and State level.
This significant environmental legislation was passed in the year 1974.
To comply with noise pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules 2000 the standards for noise for day and night time are as below :
| Area code | Category of area/zone | Limits in day time | Limits in night time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. | A | Industrial area | 75 dcb | 70 dcb |
| B. | B | Commercial area | 30 dcb | 40 dcb |
| C. | C | Residential area | 55 dcb | 45 dcb |
| D. | D | Silence zone | 20 dcb | 25 dcb |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
| List - I (Term) | List - II (Definition) |
|---|---|
| A. Exposure | I. Susceptibility of a community to the impact of disaster |
| B. Vulnerability | II. Positive managerial capabilities |
| C. Capacity | III. Degree to which elements are at risk |
| D. Elements at risk | IV. Exposed to hazards in a given area |
| List - I (Stakeholders in risk management) | List - II (Purpose) |
|---|---|
| A. Decision makers | I. Awareness increasing |
| B. Business | II. Building codes |
| C. General public | III. Location planning & investment policies |
| D. Technical staff of authorities | IV. Strategic environment assessment |
| List - I (Basic unit for elements at risk) | List - II (Community mapping scales) |
|---|---|
| A. Population | I. Gas |
| B. Lifelines | II. Business |
| C. Economic data | III. Age |
| D. Building | IV. Height |
Morgenthau's principles of political realism are:
A. Politics is rooted in permanent and unchanging human nature which is basically self centred, self-regarding and self-interested
B. Politics is an autonomous sphere of action and cannot therefore be reduced to morals
C. International Politics is an arena of conflicting self-interests
D. The ethics of international relations is situational ethics which is very different from private morality
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Who among the following political thinkers consider the anarchical self help system to be a compelling factor for States to maximise their relative power positions?