Which of the following groupings did India NOT align itself with in its opening statement at COP31?
- A.G77 and China
- B.Like Minded Developing Countries (LMDC)
- C.BASIC
- D.OPEC
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Explanation
The correct answer is OPEC. In its opening statement India said it aligned itself with the statements made by the G77 and China grouping, by the Like Minded Developing Countries and by the BASIC group, and OPEC does not appear among them. Option A, G77 and China, is therefore incorrect as an answer to a question asking what India did not align with, because that grouping was named first. Option B, the Like Minded Developing Countries, is wrong for the same reason, as India expressly associated itself with its statement. Option C, BASIC, is also incorrect, since India is a member of that group and it too was named. The lesson for revision is to carry the three groupings together, as questions on India's climate diplomacy often test whether an aspirant can tell a negotiating bloc at the climate talks from an unrelated international organisation.
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Practice Questions
UNFCCC COP31, at which India delivered its opening statement, is being held in which city?
- A.Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
- B.Antalya, Turkiye
- C.Dubai, UAE
- D.Canberra, Australia
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The 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is being hosted there, and India used its opening statement to seek a fair, equitable and ambitious outcome from the session.
Read the full explanation →Which Article of the Paris Agreement, highlighted by India at COP31, establishes the obligation of developed countries to provide financial resources to developing countries?
- A.Article 4.2
- B.Article 6.4
- C.Article 9.1
- D.Article 14.1
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India told the Conference that public finance from developed countries remains central to driving climate action in developing countries and to strengthening adaptation finance flows, and it underscored the fundamental importance of Article 9.1 of the Paris Agreement, which places the obligation to provide financial resources on developed countries.
Read the full explanation →The COP31 Presidency's vision of a 'COP of Implementation', welcomed by India, is guided by which three principles?
- A.Dialogue, Consensus and Action
- B.Mitigation, Adaptation and Finance
- C.Equity, Ambition and Transparency
- D.Trust, Technology and Trade
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India welcomed the Presidency's framing of the session as a COP of Implementation and read the three words in order: dialogue builds trust among the parties, consensus ensures that the outcome is collectively owned, and action converts commitments into progress on the ground.
Read the full explanation →Which body implements the Graded Response Action Plan in the National Capital Region?
- A.Central Pollution Control Board
- B.Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas
- C.WWF-India
- D.Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
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The correct answer is the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas, known by its short form CAQM, which was applying measures under the Graded Response Action Plan across the region to prevent any further decline in air quality, and citizens were urged to support those efforts…
Read the full explanation →Under which mission was the Green Diwali Campaign 2026 carried out?
- A.Mission LiFE
- B.National Clean Air Programme
- C.Graded Response Action Plan
- D.Mission Amrit Sarovar
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The nationwide Green Diwali Campaign of the year was run under it from the twentieth of October to the eighth of November.
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