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MSIHC Rules MCQ: 40 questions on the Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989, every answer cited to its rule

This bank holds 40 multiple-choice questions on the Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989, in four sets of 10: scope and schedules, reports and audits, emergency plans, and public information, accidents and authorities. Every explanation names the rule or schedule that settles the answer.

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Overview

This bank holds 40 multiple-choice questions on the Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989, in four sets of 10: scope and schedules, reports and audits, emergency plans, and public information, accidents and authorities. Every explanation names the rule or schedule that settles the answer.

The Rules have been amended before: the 1994 amendment set the 48-hour accident notice and the six-monthly mock drill, and the 2000 amendment rewrote the major accident definition. The questions test the amended text and name the year. No amendment after 2000 was found (read 25 October 2026).

Learn the numbers by rule: 3 months, 60 days, 90 days, 30 days, 45 days and 6 months each belong to one rule. The traps and the checklist below end the page.

Every question rests on the Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989 (S.O. 966(E)) as amended to S.O. 57(E) of 2000, read from the Goa Inspectorate of Factories and Boilers copy on 25 October 2026. The questions are Flamekite's own, not past-paper items, and are practice, not legal advice.

MSIHC Rules MCQ bank at a glance: 8 facts

The bank is built from the MSIHC Rules, 1989 as amended to 2000, read on 25 October 2026.
WhatThe ruleSource
Rules testedManufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989, S.O. 966(E) of 27 November 1989, made under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986MSIHC Rules 1989
Amendments1990, 1994 and 2000 (S.O. 57(E) of 19 January 2000); none after 2000 foundMoEFCC to NGT, 2025
MAH installation (r.2(ja))Handling hazardous chemicals at or above Column 3 of Schedules 2 and 3MSIHC Rules 1989
Accident notice (r.5)Within 48 hours, in the Schedule 6 format; the authority reports to MoEF within 90 daysMSIHC Rules 1989
Safety report (r.10)Schedule 8 report 90 days before start; independent audit once a yearMSIHC Rules 1989
On-site plan (r.13)Schedule 11 plan; mock drill every six monthsMSIHC Rules 1989
Off-site plan (r.14)Schedule 12 plan by the concerned authority; rehearsal at least once in a calendar yearMSIHC Rules 1989
Not coveredPenalties and the 1996 Chemical Accidents Rules: this bank asks only about the 1989 RulesMSIHC Rules 1989

MSIHC Rules MCQ numbers to memorise from the 1989 Rules

Eight figures that decide most MSIHC Rules questions, each with its rule in the answer sets above.

MSIHC Rules MCQ: how Flamekite's exam pages treat the topic

None of the 2 exam notices read for this site names the MSIHC Rules, so this bank is practice for chemical-safety work, not a paper prediction.

Telangana Fire Fighter, 2026
The written tests name only general topics. The MSIHC Rules are not among them. TSLPRB notice 189/2026
AAI Junior Assistant (Fire Services)
The notices print no topic-wise syllabus, so the MSIHC Rules cannot be claimed as tested. AAI NR 01/2025
Safety and environment roles
Factory safety and environment posts handle major accident hazard sites. Check the notice's own syllabus list before relying on this bank. MSIHC Rules 1989

MSIHC Rules MCQ: 6 common traps and the rule that settles each

Six mix-ups that cost marks, each answered by one rule or schedule.

  • You may have read

    On-site and off-site plans are both drilled every six months.

    Myth

    What the sources say

    Rule 13 asks for an on-site mock drill every six months. Rule 14 asks only for an off-site rehearsal at least once in a calendar year (both from the 1994 amendment). MSIHC Rules 1989

  • You may have read

    The safety report is refreshed every year.

    Myth

    What the sources say

    The independent audit is yearly (rule 10). A fresh safety report is due within 3 years of the last (rule 11). MSIHC Rules 1989

  • You may have read

    Column 3 and Column 4 thresholds mean the same.

    Myth

    What the sources say

    Column 3 triggers rules 4, 5, 7 to 9 and 13 to 15. Rules 10 to 12 apply at Column 4 only, as rule 6 says. MSIHC Rules 1989

  • You may have read

    A major accident needs a death.

    Myth

    What the sources say

    Rule 2(j), as amended in 2000, also counts ten or more injuries inside and/or one or more outside, or a release, explosion or fire causing an emergency. MSIHC Rules 1989

  • You may have read

    The on-site plan is Schedule 12.

    Myth

    What the sources say

    Schedule 11 is the on-site plan and Schedule 12 the off-site plan; Schedule 8 is the safety report. MSIHC Rules 1989

  • You may have read

    The Rules were rewritten after 2000.

    Myth

    What the sources say

    The consolidated copies MoEFCC filed before the NGT in 2021 and on 13 October 2025 end at S.O. 57(E) of 19 January 2000. A 2016 notice sought inputs for a revision. MoEFCC to NGT, 2025

MSIHC Rules MCQ: 10-point revision checklist

Ten items to tick before you attempt the 40 questions again.

  • Instrument: S.O. 966(E) of 27 November 1989, under ss.6, 8 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. MSIHC Rules 1989
  • MAH installation (r.2(ja)): Column 3 of Schedules 2 and 3; major accident (r.2(j)) as amended in 2000. MSIHC Rules 1989
  • Schedule 2 anchors: ammonia 60 t, chlorine 10 t and 25 t, methyl isocyanate 0.150 t. MSIHC Rules 1989
  • Rule 7: Schedule 7 report and approval at least 3 months before; approval within 60 days. MSIHC Rules 1989
  • Rule 10: Schedule 8 safety report 90 days before; independent audit yearly; report with comments in 30 days. MSIHC Rules 1989
  • Rule 11: modification report 90 days before; fresh safety report within 3 years. Rule 12: 90 days. MSIHC Rules 1989
  • Rule 13: Schedule 11 on-site plan; existing within 90 days; mock drill every six months (1994). MSIHC Rules 1989
  • Rule 14: Schedule 12 off-site plan by the concerned authority; existing within 6 months; yearly rehearsal (1994). MSIHC Rules 1989
  • Rules 3, 5 and 15: yearly inspection, 48-hour accident notice (Schedule 6), public information within 90 days. MSIHC Rules 1989
  • Rules 17 to 19: Schedule 9 data sheets, import notice 30 days before, 45 days to remedy an improvement notice. MSIHC Rules 1989

MSIHC Rules MCQ: where to read the rule behind each answer

Four Flamekite pages teach the topics in these 40 questions.

MSIHC Rules MCQ: what is not confirmed

Three points a reader may expect are not settled in the sources read, so no question tests them.

  • If Any amendment after 13 October 2025

    None found by 25 October 2026, but the official gazette search was not run directly. Check the current text before a paper. MoEFCC to NGT, 2025

  • If Column 4 figures for Schedule 3 Group 1 rows that print one figure

    Whether those rows trigger rules 10 to 12 is not stated in the copy read, so none is tested. MSIHC Rules 1989

  • If The date of G.S.R. 584(E) of 1990

    The copy gives 9 September 1990 in one place and 9 June 1990 in another, so no question asks for it. MSIHC Rules 1989

Part 2

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Question 1 of 16Scope and schedules

The Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989 were issued by which Ministry of Environment and Forests notification?

Pick an option to see the answer and the clause behind it.

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MSIHC Rules MCQ: scope and schedules (10 questions)

Ten questions on the notification, the parent Act, the definitions in rule 2, threshold columns in Schedules 2 and 3, and the flash-point classes of Schedule 1.

  1. Q1 The Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989 were issued by which Ministry of Environment and Forests notification?

    1. S.O. 57(E)
    2. S.O. 966(E)
    3. G.S.R. 347(E)
    4. G.S.R. 584(E)
    Show answer

    B. S.O. 966(E). The Rules are S.O. 966(E) of 27 November 1989 and took effect on publication (rule 1(2)). S.O. 57(E) is the 2000 amendment and G.S.R. 584(E) a 1990 one; G.S.R. 347(E) is the separate 1996 accidents rules. MSIHC Rules 1989

  2. Q2 Under which Act were the MSIHC Rules, 1989 made?

    1. Factories Act, 1948
    2. Explosives Act, 1884
    3. Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
    4. Disaster Management Act, 2005
    Show answer

    C. Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. The preamble to the MSIHC Rules, 1989 cites sections 6, 8 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986). MSIHC Rules 1989

  3. Q3 In the MSIHC Rules, 1989, rule 2(ja), a major accident hazard installation is one handling hazardous chemicals at or above the thresholds in which column?

    1. Column 2 of Schedules 2 and 3
    2. Column 4 of Schedules 2 and 3
    3. Column 1 of Schedule 1
    4. Column 3 of Schedules 2 and 3
    Show answer

    D. Column 3 of Schedules 2 and 3. Rule 2(ja) ties an MAH installation to Column 3 of Schedules 2 and 3. Column 4 is the higher figure that rules 10 to 12 use. MSIHC Rules 1989

  4. Q4 As amended in 2000, rule 2(j) of the MSIHC Rules, 1989 counts as a major accident an incident with ten or more injuries inside and/or how many injuries outside the installation?

    1. One or more
    2. Five or more
    3. Ten or more
    4. Twenty or more
    Show answer

    A. One or more. The 2000 text of rule 2(j) reads: ten or more injuries inside and/or one or more injuries outside, besides loss of life, toxic release, explosion or fire resulting in on-site or off-site emergencies. MSIHC Rules 1989

MSIHC Rules MCQ: reports and audits (10 questions)

Ten questions on notification and approval under rule 7, the safety report and audit duties of rules 10 to 12, and the 90-day, 30-day and annual limits attached to them.

  1. Q1 As amended, rule 7 of the MSIHC Rules, 1989 bars starting an industrial activity without approval and a Schedule 7 report made at least how long before?

    1. 1 month
    2. 6 months
    3. 3 months
    4. 12 months
    Show answer

    C. 3 months. Rule 7, as amended in 1994 and 2000, asks for a Schedule 7 report and approval at least 3 months before the activity starts. MSIHC Rules 1989

  2. Q2 Within how many days must the authority approve a rule 7 notification under the MSIHC Rules, 1989?

    1. 30 days
    2. 45 days
    3. 60 days
    4. 90 days
    Show answer

    C. 60 days. Rule 7 gives the authority 60 days to approve. The 45-day figure belongs to improvement notices (rule 19). MSIHC Rules 1989

  3. Q3 Rule 6 of the MSIHC Rules, 1989 applies rules 10 to 12 (safety report, audit, updating) at which threshold column?

    1. Column 3
    2. Column 2
    3. Both columns equally
    4. Column 4
    Show answer

    D. Column 4. Rule 6 applies rules 7 to 15 at the Column 3 and 4 thresholds but rules 10 to 12 only at Column 4. MSIHC Rules 1989

  4. Q4 How long before starting must the occupier submit the Schedule 8 safety report under rule 10 of the MSIHC Rules, 1989?

    1. 30 days
    2. 45 days
    3. 60 days
    4. 90 days
    Show answer

    D. 90 days. Rule 10 requires the safety report 90 days before the activity starts. Existing activities had a year from the 1994 amendment. MSIHC Rules 1989

MSIHC Rules MCQ: emergency plans (10 questions)

Ten questions on the on-site plan of rule 13, the off-site plan of rule 14 and the contents of Schedules 8, 11 and 12, with the 1994 drill and rehearsal periods.

  1. Q1 Which Schedule of the MSIHC Rules, 1989 sets out the on-site emergency plan under rule 13?

    1. Schedule 8
    2. Schedule 9
    3. Schedule 11
    4. Schedule 12
    Show answer

    C. Schedule 11. Rule 13 points to Schedule 11 for the on-site plan; Schedule 12 is the off-site plan. MSIHC Rules 1989

  2. Q2 Within how many days must an existing activity prepare its on-site emergency plan under rule 13 of the MSIHC Rules, 1989?

    1. 30 days
    2. 90 days
    3. 6 months
    4. 1 year
    Show answer

    B. 90 days. Rule 13 requires a new activity to have the plan before it starts and an existing one within 90 days. The 6-month figure is the off-site plan of rule 14. MSIHC Rules 1989

  3. Q3 As amended in 1994, rule 13 of the MSIHC Rules, 1989 requires a mock drill of the on-site plan how often?

    1. Every month
    2. Every 3 months
    3. Every six months
    4. Once a year
    Show answer

    C. Every six months. The 1994 amendment to rule 13 set a mock drill every six months, with a detailed drill report immediately available to the authority. MSIHC Rules 1989

  4. Q4 What must an on-site plan under rule 13 of the MSIHC Rules, 1989 name?

    1. The person responsible for safety and those authorised to act in an emergency
    2. Only the District Collector
    3. The importer's agent
    4. The nearest hospital's director
    Show answer

    A. The person responsible for safety and those authorised to act in an emergency. Rule 13 requires the plan to name the person responsible for safety and the persons authorised to take action in an emergency. MSIHC Rules 1989

MSIHC Rules MCQ: public, accidents, authorities (10 questions)

Ten questions on accident reporting, information to the public, safety data sheets, imports, improvement notices and the authorities listed in Schedule 5.

  1. Q1 As amended in 1994, rule 3 of the MSIHC Rules, 1989 requires the authority to inspect an installation how often?

    1. Once in 5 years
    2. At least once in a calendar year
    3. Only after an accident
    4. Once in 3 years
    Show answer

    B. At least once in a calendar year. Rule 3, as amended in 1994, requires inspection at least once in a calendar year and a yearly compliance report to MoEF. MSIHC Rules 1989

  2. Q2 As amended in 1994, within what time must a major accident be notified under rule 5 of the MSIHC Rules, 1989?

    1. 24 hours
    2. 72 hours
    3. 48 hours
    4. 7 days
    Show answer

    C. 48 hours. Rule 5 (printed as "4." in the copy read) requires notice within 48 hours, in the Schedule 6 format. MSIHC Rules 1989

  3. Q3 Under rule 5 of the MSIHC Rules, 1989, within how many days does the authority send its analysis of an accident to MoEF?

    1. 30 days
    2. 45 days
    3. 60 days
    4. 90 days
    Show answer

    D. 90 days. Rule 5 has the authority analyse the report and send it to MoEF within 90 days; the occupier reports the steps taken against a repeat. MSIHC Rules 1989

  4. Q4 Within how long must an existing activity give information to people outside the site under rule 15 of the MSIHC Rules, 1989?

    1. 30 days
    2. 90 days
    3. 6 months
    4. 1 year
    Show answer

    B. 90 days. Rule 15 requires the occupier to inform the public of the hazard, safety measures and do's and don'ts before a new activity starts and within 90 days for an existing one. MSIHC Rules 1989

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Questions about MSIHC Rules MCQ

How many questions are in this MSIHC Rules MCQ bank?

40, in four sets of 10: scope and schedules, reports and audits, emergency plans, and public information, accidents and authorities.

Where do the answers come from?

Each answer cites a rule or schedule of the Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989, as amended to 2000.

Within how many hours must a major accident be notified under the MSIHC Rules?

48 hours, under rule 5 as amended in 1994, in the Schedule 6 format.

How often is the on-site mock drill held under the MSIHC Rules?

Every six months under rule 13, as amended in 1994. The off-site plan is rehearsed at least once in a calendar year under rule 14.

Are these MSIHC Rules questions from past papers?

No. They are Flamekite's own questions, and no exam notice read for this site lists the Rules as a syllabus topic.

Were the MSIHC Rules amended after 2000?

No later amendment was found. MoEFCC's consolidated copy filed on 13 October 2025 ends at S.O. 57(E) of 19 January 2000.

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Sources

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  1. Ministry of Environment and Forests (Rules copy hosted by the Inspectorate of Factories and Boilers, Goa): Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989 (S.O. 966(E), 27 November 1989, as amended to S.O. 57(E) of 19 January 2000): rules 2 to 20 and Schedules 1 to 12 (opens in a new tab)checked 25 October 2026
  2. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, reply affidavit in NGT OA No. 293 of 2025, filed 13 October 2025 (hosted by the National Green Tribunal): Reply affidavit on the Muktsar firecracker unit blast: paragraphs 5 to 13, Annexure R1 (MSIHC Rules as amended) and the Punjab Pollution Control Board report (opens in a new tab)checked 25 October 2026
  3. Telangana State Level Police Recruitment Board (TSLPRB): Notification Rc No. 189/Rect./Rect-2/2026 dated 29 July 2026: SCT PC (Civil, AR, SAR CPL), SCT Constable SPF, Fire Fighter (post code 26) and Warder; vacancies, eligibility, selection scheme, Annexures I to III; page numbers cited are the notice's own (57 pages) (opens in a new tab)checked 26 October 2026
  4. Airports Authority of India: Advertisement 01/2025/NR: Junior Assistant (Fire Services), NE-4 (opens in a new tab)checked 24 October 2026
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