SSC Sample Paper NCERT - Sample Paper-8

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    With reference to the Agreement at the UNFCCC Meeting in Paris in 2015, which of the following statements is/are correct?                                                                                                                                                (2016)
    1. The Agreement was signed by all the member countries of the UN and it will go into effect in 2017.
    2. The Agreement aims to limit the greenhouse gas emission so that the rise in average global temperature by the end of this century does not exceed 2°C or even 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
    3. Developed countries acknowledged their historical responsibility in global warming and committed to donate $ 1000 billion a year from 2020 to help developing countries to cope with climate change.
    Select the correct answer using the code given below:

    A)  1 and 3 only                

    B)  2 only

    C)  2 and 3 only    

    D)  1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    [b] Statement 1 is wrong as the new Treaty will come into effect in 2020 provided 50 member national and 50% emitter nations ratify the Paris Protocol. Statement 3 is also wrong as Developed Countries did not commit to donate funds.


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