Question

A step taken by the Government of India to control air pollution include:

• A. Use of non-polluting Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) only as fuel by all buses and trucks
• B. Compulsory mixing of 20% ethyl alcohol with petrol and 20% biodiesel with diesel
• C. Compulsory PUC (Pollution Under Control) certification of petrol driven vehicles which test for carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons
• D. Permission to use only pure diesel with a maximum of 500 ppm sulphur as fuel for vehicles

Answer 1

The correct option is A Use of non-polluting Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) only as fuel by all buses and trucks

The government was asked to take appropriate measures including over the entire fleet of public transport from diesel to compressed natural Gas(CNG).