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GATE 2023 ES – Question 26

Environmental Management and Sustainable Development · Environmental Law and Policy · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Consider I Polluter pays assigns responsibility for environmental damage to the polluter;II Precaution emphasizes caution/review before potentially disastrous innovation;III Precaution applies where harm is possible but conclusive evidence lacking.

  1. I true;II, III false
  2. All true
  3. I, III true;II false
  4. I, II true;III false

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Correct answer: (B) All true

Explanation

Polluter pays allocates environmental costs to those causing them. Precaution supports proportionate preventive consideration under serious uncertainty, including review before potentially harmful action. Thus all three broad descriptions are correct in this question: **B**.

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