International Solar Alliance establishment
Question
Consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1.
The International Solar Alliance was launched at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2015.
- 2.
The Alliance includes all the member countries of the United Nations.
Options
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation
The International Solar Alliance was indeed launched at the UNFCCC meeting in Paris in December 2015, making statement 1 correct. However, statement 2 is incorrect because the ISA does not include all UN member countries; it is a coalition of countries primarily from the tropical and subtropical regions with high solar potential. The Alliance was initiated by India and France. Statement 2 fails because membership is selective and voluntary, not universal. > ISA: launched at Paris 2015, selective coalition not all UN members. Answer: (a).
Question details
Year
2016
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q81
Subject
Current Affairs
Sub-topic
International climate and renewable energy initiatives
Type
Statement-based
Difficulty
Medium
Nature
Current-affairs-linked
Source hint
Current Affairs 2015
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