Match List-I (Act / Notification) with List-II (Key feature / purpose) and select the correct code:

Question

Match List-I (Act / Notification) with List-II (Key feature / purpose) and select the correct code:

List-I

i. EPA-1986

ii. EIA-2006

iii. Water Act-1974

iv. Air Act-1981

List-II

a. Water standards

b. Air standards

c. Umbrella framework

d. A/B Project categories

Choose the correct match :

1. A. i-c, ii-d, iii-a, iv-b (Correct answer)
2. B. i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a
3. C. i-c, ii-b, iii-a, iv-d
4. D. i-a, ii-d, iii-c, iv-b

Correct Answer

Option A — i-c, ii-d, iii-a, iv-b

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is i-c, ii-d, iii-a, iv-b.

Key Points

• Each instrument has one defining purpose:
  • i. EPA-1986 - c. Umbrella framework. A general enabling statute under which most rules and notifications are made.
  • ii. EIA-2006 - d. A/B project categories. The notification that classifies projects and prescribes the clearance process.
  • iii. Water Act-1974 - a. Water standards, and the boards that set and enforce them.
  • iv. Air Act-1981 - b. Air standards.

Additional Information

• The pairing to secure first is the umbrella: only the EPA 1986 is general in scope, so fixing i-c eliminates most options immediately.
• The two medium-specific Acts pair naturally with their medium, and the EIA Notification is the only instrument concerned with project categorisation rather than with pollutant limits.
• Note the hierarchy the four represent: the EPA is a statute, while the EIA Notification is subordinate legislation made under it — parent and child rather than siblings.
• Chronology gives a further check: 1974 → 1981 → 1986 → 2006, water first, then air, then the umbrella, then the clearance regime.