Agenda 21 Sustainable Development
Question
With reference to 'Agenda 21', sometimes seen in the news, consider the following statements:
- 1.
It is a global action plan for sustainable development.
- 2.
It originated in the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg in 2002.
Options
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct - Agenda 21 is indeed a global action plan for sustainable development adopted at the UN Conference on Environment and Development. However, Statement 2 is incorrect regarding the origin. Agenda 21 originated at the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, not in Johannesburg in 2002. The Johannesburg summit in 2002 was the World Summit on Sustainable Development which reviewed progress on Agenda 21, but Agenda 21 itself originated in 1992. The correct answer is 1 only.
Question details
Year
2016
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q57
Subject
Environment
Sub-topic
Sustainable Development
Type
Statement-based
Difficulty
Easy
Nature
Static
Source hint
UNFCCC Environmental Programs
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