UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2016

Consider the following statements: 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. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

Correct Answer

1 only

Explanation

The International Solar Alliance was launched at the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, making statement 1 correct. Membership is open primarily to sunshine countries between the Tropics, not all UN member countries, making statement 2 incorrect.

Topics: environment, international initiatives, international solar alliance, renewable energy