UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 1
With reference to the 'Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA)', which of the following statements is/are correct ?
- GACSA is an outcome of the Climate Summit held in Paris in 2015.
- Membership of GACSA does not create any binding obligations.
- India was instrumental in the creation of GACSA.
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Correct answer: B
Correct Option: B
Explanation: GACSA was launched at the UN Climate Summit in New York in 2014 as a voluntary multistakeholder initiative, not through the 2015 Paris summit. Only its non-binding membership statement is correct.
Statement/Pair-wise Analysis:
Statement/Item 1: Incorrect - GACSA emerged at the 2014 New York Climate Summit, not COP21 in Paris in 2015.
Statement/Item 2: Correct - Joining GACSA does not by itself create legally binding obligations.
Statement/Item 3: Incorrect - India was not an instrumental founding sponsor of this alliance.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/items 1, 3; omits correct statement/item 2.
B: Correct - includes all and only the true statements/items.
C: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/item 3.
D: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/items 1, 3.