Unit VIII · Topic 5National Green Tribunal – Previous Year Questions

The national Enviornment Tribunal Act provides for compensation on the basis of no fault liablity in the cases of

1. Death of any person

2. Injury to any person

3. Death and injury to workman

4. Damage to any property

1. (a)I and II are correct
2. (b)II and III are correct
3. (c)IV only is correct
4. (d)I, II and IV are correct✓

The NGT Act, 2010 contains how many schedules?

1. (a)One
2. (b)Two
3. (c)Three✓
4. (d)Four

Match List I with List II

I -II

List I/I List II/II Provision Section under National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 ( 2010)

A. Hazardous Substance I. Section 2 (a) 2 (a)

B. Environment II. Section 2 (e) 2 (e)

C. Handling III. Section 2 (f) 2 (f)

D. Accident IV. Section 2 (c) 2 (c)

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

1. (a)A- I; B - III; C - IV; D - II
2. (b)A - II; B - I; C - IV; D - III
3. (c)A - III, B - IV; C - II; D - I✓
4. (d)A - IV; B - III; C – I; D - II

The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 came into force on

1. (a)10 May 2010
2. (b)18 August 2010
3. (c)10 December 2010
4. (d)18 October 2010✓

Who among the following persons have been members of National Green Tribunal?

A. Justice A Suryanarayan Naidu

B. Justic Dipak Misra

C. Justice C Venkata Ramana

D. Justice Rang Nath Mishra

E. Justice Pratap Kumar Ray

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

1. (a)A, C and D A, C, D
2. (b)A, C and E A, C, E✓
3. (c)B, C, D and E B, C, D, E
4. (d)B, D and A only

Which of the following Schedules of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Act provides of the heads of the compensation

1. (a)Schedule IV
2. (b)Schedule II✓
3. (c)Schedule III
4. (d)Schedule I

As per National Green Tribunal Act, 2010, "Environment" includes water, air and land and other interrelationship, which exists among and between water, air and land and human beings, other living creatures, plants, microorganism and

1. (a)Ecosystem
2. (b)Biodiversity
3. (c)Property✓
4. (d)Climate

Which of the following is the Schedule II of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010?

1. (a)List of the Acts Repealed
2. (b)List of the Acts Amended
3. (c)Heads under which compensation or relief for damage may be claimed✓
4. (d)Rules to be followed by NGT

The chairperson of The National Green Tribunal shall be appointed by whom ?

1. (a)Central Government alone
2. (b)Central Government in Consultation with The Chief Justice of India✓
3. (c)Central Government in Consultation with The outgoing Chairperson of The Tribunal
4. (d)Central Government in Consultation with President and Chief Justice of India

The case of Vardhaman Kaushik v/s Union of India decided in 2014-15 is considered unique in the context of resolving the menace of air pollution in Delhi because

(A) The National Green Tribunal rejected the petition for want of locus standi for the petitioner

(B) The National Green Tribunal adopted the pragmatic "consultative and deliberated" approach in this case

(C) The National Green Tribunal rejected the petition for want of jurisdiction in the matter

(D) The National Green Tribunal permitted the burning of crop remnant in agricultural fields falling in NCR Delhi

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

1. (a)(D) Only
2. (b)(C) Only
3. (c)(B) Only✓
4. (d)(A) Only

Which of the following Acts is not included under Schedule I of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010?

1. (a)The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
2. (b)The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
3. (c)The Biological Diversity Act, 2002
4. (d)The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006✓

National Green Tribunal Act come into force on which date?

1. (a)18 Oct 2010✓
2. (b)18 Nov 2010
3. (c)8 Oct 2010
4. (d)8 Nov 2010