Question

When was the first state-level pollution control board established in India?

1. The first state-level pollution control board was established in 1984.
2. Kerala established the first state-level pollution control board in India.
3. The first state-level pollution control board was established in the year 1974.
4. The first state-level pollution control board was established in Gujarat.

• A. ii only
• B. ii, iii
• C. None of these
• D. iii only

Answer 1

Answer:

B. ii, iii

• The Central Pollution Control Board was established in 1974.

• The company responsible for the Bhopal disaster - Union Carbide Factory

• The headquarters of the Central Pollution Control Board - New Delhi

• The Kerala State Pollution Control Board was established in 1974 (Thiruvananthapuram).

• The first state-level pollution control board in India was established in Kerala.