UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2016

Consider the following pairs: Terms sometimes seen in the news — Their origin 1. Annex-I Countries — Cartagena Protocol 2. Certified Emissions Reductions — Nagoya Protocol 3. Clean Development Mechanism — Kyoto Protocol Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer

Correct Answer

3 only

Explanation

Clean Development Mechanism originates from the Kyoto Protocol, making pair 3 correct. Annex-I Countries and Certified Emissions Reductions are also concepts under the Kyoto Protocol (UNFCCC), not the Cartagena or Nagoya Protocols (which relate to biosafety/biodiversity), making pairs 1 and 2 incorrect.

Topics: cdm/cer/annex countries, climate change, environment, kyoto protocol