Observe the given figure and answer the following questions:
To protect and improve the quality of environment the government of India has passed the,
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
Option (1) Environmental (Prevention) Act, 1986 — Incorrect. The Act is the Environment (Protection) Act, not ‘Prevention’. It was passed in 1986 to protect and improve the quality of the environment.
Option (2) Environment (Protection) Act, 1987 — Incorrect. The name is right, but the year is 1986, not 1987.
Option (3) Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 — Correct. To protect and improve the quality of the environment (air, water and soil), the Government of India passed the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
Option (4) Environment (Prevention) Act, 1987 — Incorrect. Both parts are wrong: the Act is the Environment (Protection) Act, and it was passed in 1986.
Note: This question is from Chapter 16, Environmental Issues, of the pre-rationalised NCERT book. This chapter is not in the present NCERT book (2026-27). The extract below is from the pre-rationalised edition.
NCERT Extract (Pre-rationalised edition, Chapter 16, Environmental Issues):
Deforestation – “Pollution is any undesirable change in physical, chemical or biological characteristics of air, land, water or soil. Agents that bring about such an undesirable change are called as pollutants. In order to control environmental pollution, the Government of India has passed the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to protect and improve the quality of our environment (air, water and soil).”