Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2016 · Environment · Question 6

Consider the following statements:<br/>1. The International Solar Alliance was launched at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2015.<br/>2. The Alliance includes all the member countries of the United Nations.<br/><br/>Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

1 only

  1. Correct. The International Solar Alliance (ISA) was launched by India and France at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21), Paris, in 2015.
  2. Incorrect. ISA does not include all UN member countries; it is a treaty-based alliance with member/signatory countries that join it, not automatic universal UN membership.

Therefore, only Statement 1 is correct.

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