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Rio+20 Sustainable Development Conference

EnvironmentInternational Environmental AgreementsFactual singleEasyCurrent-affairs-linked

Question

What is Rio+20 Conference, often mentioned in the news?

Options

a

It is the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development

Answer
b

It is a Ministerial Meeting of the World Trade Organization

c

It is a Conference of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

d

It is a Conference of the Member Countries of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Explanation

Rio+20 refers to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development held in Rio de Janeiro in 2012, marking 20 years after the 1992 Rio Earth Summit. The conference focused on sustainable development and addressed global challenges including poverty, food security, water, energy, and climate change. It was not a WTO ministerial meeting, an IPCC conference, or a CBD conference, though it dealt with environmental themes that intersect with these organizations' work. > Rio+20 = UN Conference in 2012 celebrating 20 years since the Rio Earth Summit and promoting sustainable development. Answer: (a).

Question details

Year

2015

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q43

Subject

Environment

Sub-topic

International Environmental Agreements

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Easy

Nature

Current-affairs-linked

Source hint

Current Affairs 2012

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