Skip to content
GK24
Prime
EnvironmentMedium

Which officer led the CAQM team that reviewed paddy stubble management in Firozpur and Faridkot?

  1. A.Dr T. S. Panwar, Member (Technical)
  2. B.The Chairperson of CAQM
  3. C.The Deputy Commissioner of Moga
  4. D.The Chief Secretary of Punjab

Correct answer

A. Dr T. S. Panwar, Member (Technical)

Explanation

The correct answer is Dr T. S. Panwar, Member (Technical) of the Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas. 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. Option B is wrong because the Chairperson did not lead this particular field visit. Option C names a district official who took part in the review meeting as a host rather than as the leader of the visiting team, and the meeting itself was held at the office of the Deputy Commissioner in Firozpur. Option D names the senior most civil servant of the State, who was not associated with this team. Before coming to Firozpur and Faridkot the same team had visited Moga district, which shows that the Commission is moving district by district through the hotspot areas of Punjab.

Read the full article: CAQM Team Reviews Stubble Management in Firozpur, Faridkot

Practice Questions

Q1.EnvironmentEasy

CRM machinery, discussed during the review, stands for which of the following?

  1. A.Crop Rotation Management machinery
  2. B.Crop Residue Management machinery
  3. C.Climate Risk Mitigation machinery
  4. D.Central Rural Mechanisation machinery
Show answer
Correct answer: B. Crop Residue Management machinery

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.

Q2.EnvironmentMedium

Which two technologies did the CAQM review highlight for monitoring stubble burning?

  1. A.Satellites and ground radar
  2. B.Drones and low cost sensors
  3. C.Weather balloons and lidar
  4. D.Mobile laboratories and smog towers
Show answer
Correct answer: B. Drones and low cost sensors

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.

Q3.EnvironmentHard

Under which provision must the State Biodiversity Boards spend the money they have received?

  1. A.Section 32(2) of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002
  2. B.Section 15 of the Environment Protection Act
  3. C.Section 8 of the Wild Life Protection Act
  4. D.Section 41 of the Forest Conservation Act
Show answer
Correct answer: A. Section 32(2) of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002

The Authority has stated that the funds given to the State Biodiversity Boards and to the Union Territory Biodiversity Council are to be used only for the activities listed in that provision.