Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Event) | (Year in which Launched) | ||
| (A) | Air Quality Index | (I) | 2010 |
| (B) | Ganga Action Plan | (II) | 2014 |
| (C) | National Green Tribunal | (III) | 1985 |
| (D) | Lifestyle for Environment movement | (IV) | 2022 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)
Each environmental step in List-I is matched with the year it was launched.
(A) Air Quality Index — this matches (II) 2014. The National Air Quality Index was launched in 2014 under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan; it reports air quality as one number and colour, from ‘good’ to ‘severe’.
(B) Ganga Action Plan — this matches (III) 1985. The plan to reduce pollution in the Ganga was approved in 1985, when the Central Ganga Authority was set up, and its works began in 1986.
(C) National Green Tribunal — this matches (I) 2010. It was set up on 18 October 2010 under the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010, as a special court for environmental cases.
(D) Lifestyle for Environment movement — this matches (IV) 2022. Mission LiFE, a call for people to adopt habits that save energy and resources, was launched at Kevadia, Gujarat, on 20 October 2022, after India proposed it at the COP26 climate summit in 2021.