Static Quiz 20 January 2023 (Environment)

Ans;- d) All of the above

Ans;- d) All of the above

Explanation;-

About EIA

• EIA is an important process for evaluating the likely environmental impact of a proposed project. It is a process whereby people’s views are taken into consideration for granting final approval to any developmental project or activity. It is basically, a decision-making tool to decide whether the project should be approved or not.
• The EIA process involves:
1. Screening: this stage decides which projects need a full or partial assessment study.
2. Scoping: this stage decides which impacts are necessary to be assessed. This is done based on legal requirements, international conventions, expert knowledge and public engagement. This stage also finds out alternate solutions.
3. Assessment & evaluation of impacts and development of alternatives: this stage predicts and identifies the environmental impacts of the proposed project and also elaborates on the alternatives.
4. EIA Report: in this reporting stage, an environmental management plan (EMP) and also a non-technical summary of the project’s impact is prepared for the general public. This report is also called the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
5. Decision making: the decision on whether the project is to be given approval or not and if it is to be given, under what conditions.
Monitoring, compliance, enforcement and environmental auditing: monitoring whether the predicted impacts and the mitigation efforts happen as per the EMP.

Ans;- b) Honey Bees

Explanation;-

• Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) is a new tag-name presently being given to a condition that is characterized by an unexplained rapid loss of a Bee colony’s adult population.
• Sudden loss of a colony’s worker bee population with very few dead bees found near the colony.
• The queen and brood (young) remained, and the colonies had relatively abundant honey and pollen reserves.
• But hives cannot sustain themselves without worker bees and would eventually die.
• This combination of events resulting in the loss of a bee colony has been called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD).

Ans;- d) All of the above

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About Neonicotinoids

• Neonicotinoids are a new class of insecticides chemically related to nicotine.
• The name literally means “new nicotine-like insecticides”. Like nicotine, the neonicotinoids act on certain kinds of receptors in the nerve synapse.
• They are much more toxic to invertebrates, like insects, than they are to mammals, birds and other higher organisms. Neonicotinoids share a common mode of action that affect the central nervous system of insects, resulting in paralysis and death.
• One thing that has made neonicotinoid insecticides popular in pest control is their water solubility, which allows them to be applied to soil and be taken up by plants.
• Soil insecticide applications reduce the risks for insecticide drift from the target site, and for at least some beneficial insects on plants.
• They include imidacloprid, acetamiprid, clothianidin, dinotefuran, nithiazine, thiacloprid and thiamethoxam. Uncertainties prevail since their initial registration regarding the potential environmental fate and effects of neonicotinoid pesticides, particularly as they relate to pollinators.
• Studies conducted in the late 1990s suggest that neonicotinic residues can accumulate in pollen and nectar of treated plants and represent a potential risk to pollinators.
• There is major concern that neonicotinic pesticides play a role in recent pollinator declines. Neonicotinods can also be persistent in the environment, and when used as seed treatments, translocate to residues in pollen and nectar of treated plants.

Ans;- c) Article 48 A

Explanation;-

Article 48A (DPSP) of the Indian Constitution, it is stated that the State shall endeavor to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wild life of the country