Q. The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was passed in which of the following years?
Answer: 1974
Notes: The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was passed in 1974. The Act empowers the State Pollution Control Boards to establish and enforce effluent standards for factories. The Act was amended in 1988.

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