Match List-I (Legal requirement) with List-II (Enactment) and select the correct code:

Question

Match List-I (Legal requirement) with List-II (Enactment) and select the correct code:

List-I

i. Environmental clearance

ii. Effluent standards

iii. Stack standards

iv. General rule framework

List-II

a. EPA-1986

b. Water Act

c. Air Act

d. EIA-2006

Choose the correct match :

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

Correct Answer

Option A — i-d, ii-b, iii-c, iv-a

Detailed Solution & Explanation

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

Key Points

• Each legal requirement traces to its source instrument:
  • i. Environmental clearance - d. EIA-2006. Granted under the notification by MoEFCC or SEIAA.
  • ii. Effluent standards - b. Water Act. Discharge limits set and enforced by the pollution control boards.
  • iii. Stack standards - c. Air Act. Emission limits, including stack height requirements.
  • iv. General rule framework - a. EPA-1986. The umbrella statute conferring the power to make rules.

Additional Information

• The distinction between i and ii/iii is the substance of the question. Clearance is a one-time, project-level permission to proceed at all; effluent and stack standards are continuing operational limits enforced through consent conditions.
• The mnemonic that resolves the middle pair reliably: effluent goes to water, stack goes to air.
• "General rule framework" can only be the EPA, since it is the sole general enabling statute of the four — the same logic that answers Q95.
• Stack height is prescribed to secure adequate dispersion, and is one of the few standards expressed as a physical dimension rather than a concentration.