EIA Amendment: Port Clearances Valid for 20 Years

1. Question 1Answer A

   What is the new clearance validity for ports, harbours, breakwaters and dredging under the amended EIA Notification?

   • ACorrect answer: 20 years
   • B40 years
   • C12 years
   • D25 years

   Core Trigger: In late September 2026 the Environment Ministry amended the EIA Notification, 2006, doubling clearance validity for ports, harbours, breakwaters and dredging from 10 to 20 years.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 244, point 1

2. Question 2Answer C

   Which of the following is/are correct? 1. Two further extensions of five years each are allowed. 2. Total validity can reach up to 30 years.

   • AOnly 1
   • BOnly 2
   • CCorrect answer: Both 1 and 2
   • DNeither

   Extension: Two further extensions of five years each allow validity of up to 30 years.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 244, point 2

3. Question 3Answer C

   Who is the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change?

   • APralhad Joshi
   • BSarbananda Sonowal
   • CCorrect answer: Bhupender Yadav
   • DHardeep Singh Puri

   Current Head: Bhupender Yadav is the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 244, point 3

4. Question 4Answer C

   Environmental Clearance is the approval a listed project must obtain at what stage?

   • AAfter construction ends
   • BDuring first audit
   • CCorrect answer: Before work begins
   • DAfter commissioning

   Key Term: Environmental Clearance (EC) is the prior approval a listed project needs under the EIA Notification before work begins.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 244, point 4

5. Question 5Answer B

   A May 2026 draft had proposed how many years of validity plus a 5-year extension?

   • A12 years
   • BCorrect answer: 15 years
   • C18 years
   • D25 years

   Earlier Draft: A May 2026 draft had proposed a 15-year validity plus a 5-year extension.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 244, point 5

6. Question 6Answer A

   Critics linked the change to which port project?

   • ACorrect answer: Great Nicobar port project
   • BVadhavan port project
   • CParadip Outer Harbour project
   • DVizhinjam port project

   Critics: Critics linked the change to the Great Nicobar port project, raising concerns about coastal ecology.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 244, point 6

7. Question 7Answer D

   From which address does the Environment Ministry work?

   • AShastri Bhawan, Rajendra Prasad Road
   • BNirman Bhawan, Maulana Azad Road
   • CShram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg
   • DCorrect answer: Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh

   Headquarters: The Ministry works from Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh, New Delhi.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 244, point 8

8. Question 8Answer A

   India's first EIA Notification came on which date?

   • ACorrect answer: 27 January 1994
   • B27 January 1996
   • C14 September 2006
   • D27 January 1992

   Founded: India's first EIA Notification came on 27 January 1994; the 2006 Notification replaced it on 14 September 2006.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 244, point 9

9. Question 9Answer B

   Which 2011 case applied sustainable development and the precautionary principle to environmental clearances?

   • AEnviro-Legal Action v Union of India
   • BCorrect answer: Lafarge Umiam Mining v Union of India
   • CNarmada Bachao Andolan v Union of India
   • DS. Jagannath v Union of India

   Landmark: Lafarge Umiam Mining v Union of India (2011) applied sustainable development and the precautionary principle to environmental clearances.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 244, point 10

10. Question 10Answer A

    Which of the following is/are correct? 1. The EIA Notification is made under Section 3 of the EP Act, 1986. 2. Vellore (1996) put proof of harm on the public.

    • ACorrect answer: Only 1
    • BOnly 2
    • CBoth 1 and 2
    • DNeither

    Articles: The EIA Notification is made under Section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986; Articles 21, 48A and 51A(g) frame the duty. Doctrine: The precautionary principle, accepted in Vellore Citizens' Welfare Forum (1996), places on the developer the burden of proving an activity is environmentally benign.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 244, point 11, point 12

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