Top 50 Interview Questions From The Air Act

The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 is an Act of the Parliament of India to control and prevent air pollution in India. The law was amended in 1987. This was the first attempt by the government of India to combat air pollution.

In this article, Team YLCC brings you the top 50 interview questions from the Act. Read on!

1. What was the key event before creation of the Air Act?
2. What is the meaning of approved appliance as per the definition of the Air Act?
3. Who is designated with the approval of fuel under the Air Act?
4. What kinds of emissions are incorporated under the Air Act?
5. Who constitutes Central Pollution control board?
6. When was Air Act enacted?
7. Which section incorporates terms and conditions of the service of the members?
8. Who will exercise powers in the Union territory under the Air Act?
9. What are the required qualifications of a chairman under the Act?
10.  What is the number of nominated members in the State Board?
11. How many members need to be incorporated by the local authorities?
12. Who are non-officials under the Act?
13. What is the tenure of any member other than chairman of the State Board under the Act?
14. Whom will chairman give his resignation?
15. Whom will other members give his resignation in State Board under the Act?
16. Is the member of state board eligible for nomination?
17. Can an insolvent person become the Chairman of State board?
18. What will be condition of seat if any of the members shall be disqualified from the board?
19. What is minimum frequency of meeting of the board given under the Act?
20. Who has been given the liberty to constitute committees in the State Board?
21. Is member of the committees eligible for fees and allowances who are also member of the board?
22. What is the temporary association of any person with the board and what is it’s requirement?
23. Can vacancy in board be made as a factor for questioning various proceedings of the Board?
24. On whom the powers can be delegated by the State Board?
25.  How many chapters are there in the Act?
26. In which section the functions of the central board are incorporated under the Act?
27. Who can advise the Central Government on any matter concerning the improvement of the quality of air and the prevention, control or abatement of air pollution?
28. Who may establish or recognize a laboratory or laboratories to enable the Central Board to perform its functions under this section efficiently?
29. On whom can the delegation be made by the Central board to perform its functions?
30. Who can bound central board to give directions?
31. Whom will the state government consult to declare any area as the Air pollution control area?
32. How the state government can stop the use of any fuel under the Act?
33. Can state government restrict the use of any appliance other than the approved appliance under the Act?
34. Which section of the Air Act bestows liability on the persons carrying on industry, etc., not to allow emission of air pollutants in excess of the standard laid down by State Board?
35. Who has the responsibility to intimate about the emission of any air polluntant?
36. Who has the authority of inspection under the Air Act?
37. Which provisions of the Cr.P.C. will be applicable under the Act?
38. What are the requirements of admissibility of evidence under the Act?
39. Which section of the Act incorporates report of analyst under the Act?
40. What is the limitation period of filing an appeal against the order of state board under the Act?
41. When can an appellate authority may entertain the appeal under the Act?
42. Who can make contributions to the State Board?
43. Who will formulate budget per financial year for the functioning of the Act?
44. Which section of the Act contains the penalties for different acts?
45. Can company be held liable for any offence under this Act?
46. Who will be held liable if the Act has been committed by the Government department?
47. Which section covers protection of action taken in good faith?
48. Who can take cognizance of offences under this Act?
49. Under which section the members of the board will be considered to as public servant?
50. When the bar of jurisdiction shall be applicable against the civil court?

YLCC would like to thank Utkarsh Sharma for his valuable insights in this article.