Multiple choice

g scenarios will fuel the author's concern about global warming, EXCEPT

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage:
Scientists and environmentalists estimate that at the present rate of global warming, our planet will have heated up by nearly two degree centigrade by the end of the century. Even if we stopped all greenhouse gas emissions immediately, the pollutants in the atmosphere will drive up the global temperature by around half a degree.  If allowed to run unchecked, the global warming will impact even the permafrost at the poles. Permafrost refers to the perennially frozen part of earth in the Tundra and Polar Regions. At some places, the permafrost is just a few meters thick, while at others, it extends to depths of hundreds of meters. It is feared that in the eventuality of the melting of the polar caps, the poles will turn into a giant carbon-dioxide generation zone. The permanent freeze keeps the carbon inert but at higher temperatures, carbon will react with oxygen present in the air to form oxides. The non-existent flora of the tundra will not be enough to absorb a sufficient quantity of the greenhouse gases that are expected to be released when the polar ice-caps melt. However, keeping in view the grandiose declarations of the policy makers, who are setting ambitious targets for cutting greenhouse emissions without coming out with a plan that puts their money where their plan is, it is highly unlikely that we will halt, much less reverse, the timeline for an appointment with Armageddon. It would mean that emission cuts of the level un-thought of till today will have to be achieved to halt any further increase in global warming.

  1. Governments offering subsidies for tapping renewable energy sources

  2. Significant increase in the vegetation in the tundra and polar region

  3. Step-by-step implementation of a plan to freeze greenhouse gas emissions at current levels by the year 2100

  4. Drifting of soil containing elemental Carbon from polar region to sub-tundra belts

  5. Evidence that trees are living longer thanks to increased capacity for making food

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Explanation

(1) Correct. With government offering subsidies, more people and businesses will be encouraged to harness renewable energy sources. This would lead to decrease in greenhouse gas emissions.

(2) Incorrect. This would mean that the thaw in the permafrost has already set in.
(3) Incorrect. It would mean that the earth will continue to heat up in the meantime. (Would still raise temperatures by 2 centigrade)
(4) Incorrect. This would cause the inert carbon to become active and react with environmental oxygen and form CO2. (5) Incorrect. It could mean that CO2 levels are further rising, providing abundant raw material to trees for making their food