CAQM, which reviewed NCR pollution enforcement at its Enforcement Task Force meeting, stands for which body?
- A.Central Agency for Quality Monitoring
- B.Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas
- C.Committee on Air Quality and Mobility
- D.Central Air Quality Mission
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct answer is the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas. This is the statutory body that reviewed enforcement action, inspection findings and compliance across the National Capital Region at the 141st meeting of its Enforcement Task Force. Option A is wrong because no such central quality monitoring agency carries out this work; air quality enforcement in the region rests with the Commission. Option C is wrong because the body is a commission and not a committee, and mobility is not part of its name, even though vehicular pollution falls within its wider concern. Option D is wrong because the word mission does not appear in the title of this body; it is a commission created for the capital region and the areas next to it. Candidates should remember that its enforcement arm is the Enforcement Task Force and that its field teams are called Flying Squads.
Read the full article: CAQM Reviews NCR Enforcement: 124 Inspections, 55 Violations
Practice Questions
How many inspections did CAQM report for the fortnight from 25 September to 9 October 2026?
- A.88
- B.124
- C.216
- D.341
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For this 15-day reporting window the Commission recorded 124 inspections in all, made up of six visits to construction and demolition sites, 54 in the industrial sector and 64 relating to diesel generator sets.
Read the full explanation →How many units, projects and entities had the CAQM Flying Squads inspected in all, as on 16 October 2026?
- A.18,372
- B.24,910
- C.28,868
- D.31,445
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This is the running total of units, projects and entities across the region that the Flying Squads of the Commission had visited up to that date.
Read the full explanation →Which two technologies did the CAQM review highlight for monitoring stubble burning?
- A.Satellites and ground radar
- B.Drones and low cost sensors
- C.Weather balloons and lidar
- D.Mobile laboratories and smog towers
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The review covered their deployment for technology based monitoring and for analysing trends in farm fires, in addition to field level surveillance by officials and a close watch over the hotspot areas.
Read the full explanation →CRM machinery, discussed during the review, stands for which of the following?
- A.Crop Rotation Management machinery
- B.Crop Residue Management machinery
- C.Climate Risk Mitigation machinery
- D.Central Rural Mechanisation machinery
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These are the machines that handle paddy straw left in the field after the harvest, and the Commission reviewed both their availability and their actual deployment in the two districts.
Read the full explanation →Which officer led the CAQM team that reviewed paddy stubble management in Firozpur and Faridkot?
- A.Dr T. S. Panwar, Member (Technical)
- B.The Chairperson of CAQM
- C.The Deputy Commissioner of Moga
- D.The Chief Secretary of Punjab
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He headed the high level team that went to the two districts of Punjab to examine how the measures against paddy stubble burning are being carried out during the harvesting season.
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