UPSC Geography Human Resources Question Bank Social and Economic Geography of the World

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    Consider the following statements regarding "Earth Hour".
    1. It is an initiative of UNEP and UNESCO
    2. It is movement in which the participants switch off the lights for one hour on a certain day every year
    3. It is a movement to raise the awareness about the climate change and need to save the planet.
    4. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    A)  1 and 3 only    

    B)  2 only

    C)  2 and 3 only    

    D) 1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

     "Earth Hour" is the initiative of World Wide Fund (WWF) for nature aimed at awareness regarding environment and climate change. It was first started at Sydney (Australia) on March 31, 2007 when lights were put off for one hour.


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