Tag: environment pollution

Questions Related to environment pollution

Identify


Strategy Purpose Intended Outcome
(1) Kyoto To reduce greenhouse gas emissions Reduction in UV radiation reaching earth's surface
(2) Montreal To reduce greenhouse gas emissions Reduction in global warming caused by humans
(3) Kyoto To reduce production of ozone depleting chemicals Reduction in global warming caused by humans
(4) Montreal To reduce production of ozone depleting chemicals Reduction in UV radiation reaching earth's surface

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  1. (1)

  2. (4)

  3. Both (2) and (3)

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: B

Which among the following schemes of Government of India comes under Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol?

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  1. National Solar Mission

  2. Bachat lamp Yojana

  3. Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission

  4. Akshay-Prakash Yojna

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Correct Option: B

Kyoto Conference is connected with

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  1. Limiting production of $CO _2$

  2. Developing alternatives it ODS

  3. Both A and B

  4. Reduction in use of energy

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty that was signed in 1997 and drafted in 2007 and it is based on the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities. It seeks to reduce the concentration of Greenhouse Gases namely Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Nitrous Oxide and Sulphur HexaFluoride, and the Ozone Depleting Substances including HFCs and PFCs, The first commitment period of the protocol has expired in 2012 and the second commitment period was agreed as Doha amendment in 2012 itself.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Both A and B'.