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2021 · Question 19 · Climate Change
What is blue carbon?
Choose your answer(a)Carbon captured by oceans and coastal ecosystems(b)Carbon sequestered in forest biomass and agricultural soils(c)Carbon contained in petroleum and natural gas(d)Carbon present in atmosphere
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2021 · Question 29 · Climate Change
The ‘Common Carbon Metric’, supported by UNEP, has been developed for
Choose your answer(a)assessing the carbon footprint of building operations around the world(b)enabling commercial farming entities around the world to enter carbon emission trading(c)enabling governments to assess the overall carbon footprint caused by their countries(d)assessing the overall carbon footprint caused by the use of fossil fuels by the world in a unit time
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2021 · Question 59 · Climate Change
In the context of India’s preparation for Climate-Smart Agriculture, consider the following statements : 1. The ‘Climate-Smart Village’ approach in India is a part of a project led by the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), an international research programme. 2. The project of CCAFS is carried out under Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) headquartered in France. 3. The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in India is one of the CGIAR’s research centres. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Choose your answer(a)1 and 2 only(b)2 and 3 only(c)1 and 3 only(d)1, 2 and 3
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)

What is blue carbon?

The ‘Common Carbon Metric’, supported by UNEP, has been developed for