Environmental Science MCQs

751. Name the disease caused by mercury poisoning in Japan

A. Itai itai
B. Xeroderma pigmentosum
C. Measles
D. Minamata disease
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Minamata disease, sometimes referred to as Chisso-Minamata disease, is a neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning. Symptoms include ataxia, numbness in the hands and feet, general muscle weakness, narrowing of the field of vision and damage to hearing and speech.

752. Environmental Protection Act was introduced in the year

A. 1986
B. 1988
C. 1972
D. 1989
✅ The correct answer is option A.
In the wake of the Bhopal Tragedy, the Government of India enacted the Environment Protection Act of 1986 under Article 253 of the Constitution. Passed in March 1986, it came into force on 19 November 1986.