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UPSC 2005 · Q6 · Environment & Ecology › International Environmental Treaties & Summits · Save

Consider the following statements :

  1. Kyoto Protocol came into force in the year 2005
  2. Kyoto Protocol deals primarily with the depletion of the Ozone layer.
  3. Methane as a greenhouse gas is more harmful than carbon dioxide

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 1 only
(d) 3 only
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Answer: (b) 1 and 3
UPSC 2005 · Q138 · Environment & Ecology › International Environmental Treaties & Summits · Save

Which one of the following statements is correct?

(a) The First Meeting of the Parties (MOP-1) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety was held in the Philippines in 2004.
(b) India is not a signatory to the Biosafety Protocol/Convention on Biological Diversity.
(c) The Biosafety Protocol deals with genetically modified organisms.
(d) The United States of America is a member of the Biosafety Protocol/Convention on Biological Diversity.
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Answer: (c) The Biosafety Protocol deals with genetically modified organisms.