Q. Which of the following is correct about National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)?

It was notified by CPCB under the direction of the National Green Tribunal.

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It contains a total of 8 pollutants that is also a part of the recently launched Air Quality Index (AQI).

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It was notified by the CPCB using the power under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981.

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SAFAR monitors all the pollutants listed under NAAQS.

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Solution

The correct option is C It was notified by the CPCB using the power under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981.
Explanation:

Option (a) is incorrect:

It was notified by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) using the power under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.

Option (b) is incorrect:

First notified in 1982, revised in November 2009 for 12 pollutants.

Option (d) is incorrect:

SAFAR does not monitor all the pollutants listed under NAAQS

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