UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — ‘Empower Collectors to enforce waste management rules’
Q1. Under which provision of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 was the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change directed by the Supreme Court in May 2026 to notify the delegation of its enforcement powers to District Collectors for implementing the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026?
- A. Section 3
- B. Section 5
- C. Section 19
- D. Section 23
Q2. Under the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, an entity is classified as a 'Bulk Waste Generator' if it meets any one of certain thresholds. Which of the following correctly states one such threshold?
- A. Built-up floor area of 5,000 square metres or more
- B. Water consumption of 10,000 litres per day or more
- C. Solid waste generation of 100 kilograms per day or more
- D. Population served of 5,000 persons or more
Q3. In the Supreme Court's May 2026 directive on enforcement of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, which of the following has been designated as the principal field-level enforcement authority empowered to issue binding directions, including suspension of water and electricity supply, to defaulting bulk generators?
- A. Municipal Commissioner of the Urban Local Body
- B. District Collector
- C. Member Secretary of the State Pollution Control Board
- D. Chairperson of the Central Pollution Control Board
Q4. The Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026 mandate segregation of waste at source into how many separate streams?
- A. Two
- B. Three
- C. Four
- D. Five