UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 4
Which of the following best describes/describe the aim of 'Green India Mission' of the Government of India?
- Incorporating environmental benefits and costs into the Union and State Budgets thereby implementing the 'green accounting'
- Launching the second green revolution to enhance agricultural output so as to ensure food security to one and all in the future
- Restoring and enhancing forest cover and responding to climate change by a combination of adaptation and mitigation measures
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Correct answer: C
Correct Option: C
Explanation: Green India Mission is a National Action Plan on Climate Change mission focusing on forest and tree cover, ecosystem services, adaptation and mitigation-not budget accounting or food production.
Statement/Pair-wise Analysis:
Statement/Item 1: Incorrect - Green accounting is separate from the mission’s core objectives.
Statement/Item 2: Incorrect - A second agricultural Green Revolution is not the aim of this forest mission.
Statement/Item 3: Correct - Restoring forest cover and ecosystem resilience directly serves adaptation and mitigation.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/item 1; omits correct statement/item 3.
B: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/item 2.
C: Correct - includes all and only the true statements/items.
D: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/items 1, 2.