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2025
Exam:UPSC CSE
Paper:Prelims GS
Topic:Current Affairs (Environm ent & Ecology)
Difficulty:medium

Consider the following statements:

  1. At the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), India refrained from signing the 'Declaration on Climate and Health'.
  2. The COP28 Declaration on Climate and Health is a binding declaration; and if signed, it becomes mandatory to decarbonize the health sector.
  3. If India's health sector is decarbonized, the resilience of its healthcare system may be compromised.
    Which one of the above statements is correct?
2014
Exam:UPSC CSE
Paper:Prelims GS
Topic:Environme nt
Difficulty:medium

Consider the following statements regarding 'Earth Hour':

  1. It is an initiative of UNEP and UNESCO.
  2. It is a 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 the need to save the planet.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
2016
Exam:UPSC CSE
Paper:Prelims GS
Topic:Environment
Difficulty:medium

With reference to the Agreement at the UNFCCC Meeting in Paris in 2015, which of the following statements is/are correct?

  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 emissions 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 $100 billion a year from 2020 to help developing countries to cope with climate change.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

2015
Exam:UPSC CSE
Paper:Prelims GS
Topic:Modern History
Difficulty:medium

With reference to the Cabinet Mission, which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. It recommended a federal government.
  2. It enlarged the powers of the Indian courts.
  3. It provided for more Indians in the ICS.
    Select the correct answer using the code given below.
2015
Exam:UPSC CSE
Paper:Prelims GS
Topic:Environment
Difficulty:medium

With reference to 'dugong', a mammal found in India, consider the following statements:

  1. It is a herbivorous marine animal.
  2. It is found along the entire coast of India.
  3. It is given legal protection under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
    Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Q. 36
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UPSC CSE • 2021 • PRELIMS GS
Environment
Medium

With reference to the 'New York Declaration on Forests', which of the following statements are correct?

  1. It was first endorsed at the United Nations Climate Summit in 2014.
  2. It endorses a global timeline to end the loss of forests.
  3. It is a legally binding international declaration.
  4. It is endorsed by governments, big companies, and indigenous communities.
  5. India was one of the signatories at its inception.
    Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A

1, 2, and 4

B

1, 3, and 5

C

3 and 4

D

2 and 5

Kepler. Discussing PYQs. Q.no. 36
Q36: Environment | UPSC CSE 2021