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6 questions

2025 · Question 32 · Climate Change
Consider the following statements : Statement I : At the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), India refrained from signing the ‘Declaration on Climate and Health’. Statement II : The COP28 Declaration on Climate and Health is a binding declaration; and if signed, it becomes mandatory to decarbonize health sector. Statement III : If India’s health sector is decarbonized, the resilience of its health-care system may be compromised. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Choose your answer(a)Both Statement II and Statement III are correct and both of them explain Statement I(b)Both Statement II and Statement III are correct but only one of them explains Statement I(c)Only one of the Statements II and III is correct and that explains Statement I(d)Neither Statement II nor Statement III is correct
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2025 · Question 34 · Climate Change
Consider the following statements : Statement I : Article 6 of the Paris Agreement on climate change is frequently discussed in global discussions on sustainable development and climate change. Statement II : Article 6 of the Paris Agreement on climate change sets out the principles of carbon markets. Statement III : Article 6 of the Paris Agreement on climate change intends to promote inter-country non-market strategies to reach their climate targets. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Choose your answer(a)Both Statement II and Statement III are correct and both of them explain Statement I(b)Both Statement II and Statement III are correct but only one of them explains Statement I(c)Only one of the Statements II and III is correct and that explains Statement I(d)Neither Statement II nor Statement III is correct
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2025 · Question 36 · Climate Change
With reference to ‘Direct Air Capture’, an emerging technology, which of the following statements is/are correct? I. It can be used as a way of carbon sequestration. II. It can be a valuable approach for plastic production and in food processing. III. In aviation, it can be a source of carbon for combining with hydrogen to create synthetic low-carbon fuel. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Choose your answer(a)I and II only(b)III only(c)I, II and III(d)None of the above statements is correct
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2025 · Question 38 · Climate Change
Consider the following statements : I. Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in India are less than 0·5 t CO₂/ capita. II. In terms of CO₂ emissions from fuel combustion, India ranks second in Asia-Pacific region. III. Electricity and heat producers are the largest sources of CO₂ emissions in India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Choose your answer(a)I and III only(b)II only(c)II and III only(d)I, II and III
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2025 · Question 64 · Climate Change
The World Bank warned that India could become one of the first places where wet-bulb temperatures routinely exceed 35 °C. Which of the following statements best reflect(s) the implication of the above-said report? I. Peninsular India will most likely suffer from flooding, tropical cyclones and droughts. II. The survival of animals including humans will be affected as shedding of their body heat through perspiration becomes difficult. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Choose your answer(a)I only(b)II only(c)Both I and II(d)Neither I nor II
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2025 · Question 90 · Climate Change
Which organization has enacted the Nature Restoration Law (NRL) to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss?
Choose your answer(a)The European Union(b)The World Bank(c)The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development(d)The Food and Agriculture Organization
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)

Which organization has enacted the Nature Restoration Law (NRL) to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss?