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GATE 2022 ES – Question 33

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

Which changes were proposed by the draft EIA Notification2020 relative to 2006?

  1. Remove several activities from public consultation
  2. List B2 projects expressly exempt from EIA
  3. Require public consultation for every project activity
  4. List B2 projects requiring detailed EIA

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Correct answer: (A) Remove several activities from public consultation; (B) List B2 projects expressly exempt from EIA

Explanation

The source asks about the2020 draft, not whether it later became law. Its exemption and categorization proposals include excluding specified projects from consultation and B2 projects from detailed EIA. Thus **A, B**. C and D reverse the direction of these exemptions.

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