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Match the following pairs of research station of India:
1. Bharti
Antarctica
2. Maitri
Arctic
3. Dakshin Gangotri
Antarctica
4. Himadri
Arctic
Which of the above pairs are matched correctly?
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Important Questions on Major Environment Treaties
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India is a party to Ramsar convention and declared many areas as Ramsar sites. Which of the following statement best describes as how we should maintain these sites in the context?
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Consider the following statement regarding the Convention on Biological Diversity:
1. The agreement covers all ecosystems, species and genetic resources.
2. It recognized 'Biodiversity as a common concern of humankind' for the first time.
3. It is non-binding but places moral obligations on them.
Which of the above statements are incorrect?
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Consider the following statements.
1. The Minamata Convention designed to protect human health and the environment from the emissions and releases of uranium.
2. The Minamata Convention is named after the Indonesian border city Minamata.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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What is/are the importance/importances of the 'United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification'?
1. It aims to promote effective action through innovative national programmes and supportive international partnerships.
2. It has a special/ particular focus on South Asia and North Africa regions, and its Secretariat facilitates the allocation of a major portion of financial resources to these regions.
3. It is committed to bottom-up approach, encouraging the participation of local people in combating the desertification.
Select the correct answer below.
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Consider the following statements:
1. The International Solar Alliance was launched at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2015.
2. The Alliance includes all the member countries of the United Nations Major Environment Treaties.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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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?
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 $ 1000 billion a year from 2020 to help developing countries to cope with climate change.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
