The Ramsar Convention is concerned with the conservation of
- A.wetlands
- B.tropical forests
- C.the ozone layer
- D.migratory whales
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, wetlands. The convention was signed in 1971 at Ramsar, a town in Iran, and is the oldest of the modern global conservation treaties. Wetlands listed under it are called Ramsar sites, and countries that are parties undertake to use them wisely and to maintain their ecological character.
Option B, tropical forests, is dealt with by other instruments, chiefly the Convention on Biological Diversity and the forest related work under the climate convention. Option C, the ozone layer, is the subject of the Vienna Convention of 1985 and the Montreal Protocol of 1987. Option D, migratory whales, falls under the International Whaling Commission, while migratory species in general are covered by the Bonn Convention of 1979. The one word to attach to Ramsar is wetlands, and the year to attach to it is 1971.
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View allOne of India's worst industrial disasters of all time occurred in Bhopal on December 1984, in which of the following factories?
- A.Exide
- B.Bharat Rasayan Limited
- C.Union Carbide
- D.UPL Limited
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On the night of 2 and 3 December 1984, methyl isocyanate gas leaked from the pesticide plant of Union Carbide India Limited at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, killing thousands of people and injuring many more.
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- A.UNO
- B.IUCN
- C.WHO
- D.WWF
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- A.2000
- B.2001
- C.1998
- D.1999
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Read the full explanation →National Clean Air Programme was launched by the Central Government in which year?
- A.2018
- B.2017
- C.2020
- D.2019
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- A.1974
- B.1981
- C.1986
- D.1991
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