GATE Environmental Management and Sustainable Development: Environmental Law and Policy – Previous Year Questions

10 GATE previous year questions on Environmental Law and Policy (Environmental Management and Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

1. GATE 2021 ES Q39 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Match P Ramsar Convention, Q Kyoto Protocol, R Basel Convention, S Montreal Protocol to i ozone depletion, ii transboundary hazardous waste, iii…
2. GATE 2022 ES Q32 (1 mark, Multiple select) – Under India’s Hazardous and Other Wastes Rules2016, import is NOT permitted for which purposes?
3. GATE 2022 ES Q33 (1 mark, Multiple select) – Which changes were proposed by the draft EIA Notification2020 relative to 2006?
4. GATE 2022 ES Q51 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Select correct National Green Tribunal statements.
5. GATE 2023 ES Q23 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Order oldest to newest:i Stockholm UN environment conference establishing UNEP;ii Vienna ozone convention;iii Glasgow COP26;iv Montreal ozone…
6. GATE 2023 ES Q25 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – For Kyoto:i Every signatory has common and equal responsibility;ii CDM, JI, and international emissions trading are its three mechanisms;iii India…
7. GATE 2023 ES Q26 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Consider I Polluter pays assigns responsibility for environmental damage to the polluter;II Precaution emphasizes caution/review before potentially…
8. GATE 2023 ES Q28 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Order Indian acts from oldest:i Environment Protection;ii Water Pollution Prevention/Control;iii Air Pollution Prevention/Control;iv National Green…
9. GATE 2025 ES Q23 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Which description applies to the Basel Convention?
10. GATE 2026 ES Q25 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Which principle is directly related to environmental compensation?