Consider the following statements : 1. The International Solar Alliance was launched at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2015. 2. The Alliance includes all the member countries of the United Nations. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A.1 only
- B.2 only
- C.Both 1 and 2
- D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, 1 only. The International Solar Alliance was launched at the 2015 climate conference, but it does not include every UN member. India and France launched the ISA on 30 November 2015 at COP21, the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, the same meeting that produced the Paris Agreement, so statement 1 is correct. It aims to spread solar energy and mobilise investment for it, especially in sunny developing countries. Its headquarters is at Gurugram in Haryana, making it the first treaty-based international organisation based in India. Membership was first meant for countries lying fully or partly between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn and was later opened to all UN member states, but each country has to sign and ratify the framework agreement to join, and many have not, so statement 2 is wrong. Option B is wrong because statement 2 is false. Option C is wrong because it accepts statement 2. Option D is wrong because statement 1 is true. Exam tip: ISA = India and France, COP21 Paris, 2015, headquarters Gurugram.
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View allWith reference to organic farming in India, consider the following statements :
1. 'The National Programme for Organic Production' (NPOP) is operated under the guidelines and directions of the Union Ministry of Rural Development.
2. 'The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority' (APEDA) functions as the Secretariat for the implementation of NPOP.
3. Sikkim has become India's first fully organic State.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A.1 and 2 only
- B.2 and 3 only
- C.3 only
- D.1, 2 and 3
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NPOP is run by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, not Rural Development, while the statements about APEDA and Sikkim are correct.
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1. The definition of "Critical Wildlife Habitat" is incorporated in the Forest Rights Act, 2006.
2. For the first time in India, Baigas have been given Habitat Rights.
3. Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change officially decides and declares Habitat Rights for Primitive and Vulnerable Tribal Groups in any part of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
- A.1 and 2 only
- B.2 and 3 only
- C.3 only
- D.1, 2 and 3
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Read the full explanation →In which one of the following States is Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary located ?
- A.Arunachal Pradesh
- B.Manipur
- C.Meghalaya
- D.Nagaland
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Read the full explanation →Consider the following :
1. Carbon monoxide
2. Nitrogen oxide
3. Ozone
4. Sulphur dioxide
Excess of which of the above in the environment is/are cause(s) of acid rain ?
- A.1, 2 and 3
- B.2 and 4 only
- C.4 only
- D.1, 3 and 4
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Read the full explanation →Greta Thunberg, a teenaged environment activist who was in news recently, hails from
- A.Sweden
- B.Germany
- C.USA
- D.Canada
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Greta Thunberg, born in Stockholm in 2003, is a Swedish climate activist who became the face of the youth climate movement.
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