How do the state Pollution Control Board classify various state areas for regulation and protection?

How do the state Pollution Control Board classify various state areas for regulation and protection? Correct Answer Depending on the land use

The state PCBs classify state areas depending upon the land use. Though there are other factors, land use is the primary factor considered. There are primarily three areas: industrial, residential, and sensitive.
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Which of the following is not a category used to classify protection areas by the state pollution control board?
Statement : Drinking water supply to New Bombay has been suspended till further orders from Maharashtra Pollution Control Board following pollution of Patalganga river, caused by discharge of effluents from some chemical industries.

Courses of Action :
I. The industries responsible for discharging effluents into the river should be asked to close down immediately.
II. The river water should immediately be treated chemically before resuming supply.
III. The Pollution Control Board should check the nature of effluents being discharged into the river by industries at regular intervals.
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :

Statements : The average number of persons per household is 5 in urban areas whereas it is 7 in rural areas. The national average is 6.

Conclusions :
I. The population per unit area in the rural areas is higher than in the urban areas.
II. More persons live in the same household in the rural areas as compared to those in the urban areas.
Which of the following statement/statements is/are not correct?
(1) National Board for Wildlife has been constituted by the Central Government with effect from 22th September, 2004
(2) The Prime Minister is the Chairperson of the National Board for Wildlife
(3) The office of the member of the National Board shall be deemed to be the office of profit under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
(4) The Chairman of Human Right Commission is a member of National Board for Wildlife
Statement : Orissa and Andhra Pradesh have agreed in principle to set up a joint control board for better control, management and productivity of several inter-state multipurpose projects.

Courses of Action :
I. Other neighbouring states should set up such control boards.
II. The proposed control board should not be allowed to function as such joint boards are always ineffective.
One of the main objectives of the Central Pollution Control Board is to coordinate the activities of State Pollution Control Boards and resolve the disputes among them.
When did the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board for Prevention and Control of Water Pollution constituted?
The Central Pollution Control Board plays an important role in abatement and control of pollution in the country.
Below are given statements followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with the commonly known facts. Statements :
1) Beacuse of motor vehicles like cars, pollution has increased manifold.
2) Resiratory diseases are increasing due to pollution. Conclusions :
1) If cars were not there pollution would be nil.
2) Doctors earn a lot due tgo pollution. Decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements.