Right Answer to quiz on Coastal Regulation Zone(CRZ) in India

This month no one have given all right answers, only jacquie@scientist.com has given 9 right answers.

Right Answer toQuiz on Coastal Regulation Zone(CRZ) in India

1.A directive creating an inviolate zone of 500m from the high tide line was issued in India in the year

1981

1964

1947

2.The coastal line of India stretches …………………

7000 km

5600km

2400km

3.Many mangroves in Coastal Zones have been removed to create ……….

River Otters

shrimp farms

tourist resorts

4.Coastal Zones in India are the direct responsibility of………………..

Ministry of Environment and Forests

National Coastal Zone Management Authority

State Governments concerned.

5.The inviolate zone of 500m from high tide line has been reduced and selected industries permitted on the coast since………

1997

2001

1991

6.Absorbing shock waves from the sea and absorbing carbon dioxide from the air are two protective services resulting from

shrimp farms

coral reefs

mangroves

7.The sea wall stretching along 1000km of Tamil Nadu coast line is planned to be made of ..

mangroves

concrete

stones

8.The committee to review the CRZ notification of 1991 is headed by ……….

Valmik Thapar

Prof.M.S Swaminathan

Prodipto Ghosh

9.The CRZ Act divided India’s coastal zones into --------zones

Four

Six

Three

10.The National Coastal Zone Management Authority constituted in 1998 did not have a representative from

Kerala

Maharashtra

Andaman Nicobar Islands

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