UPSC Prelims 2005 · General Studies

Question 138: Environment and Ecology

Which one of the following statements is correct?

aThe First Meeting of the Parties (MOP-1) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety was held in the Philippines in 2004.

bIndia is not a signatory to the Biosafety Protocol/Convention on Biological Diversity.

cThe Biosafety Protocol deals with genetically modified organisms.

dThe United States of America is a member of the Biosafety Protocol/Convention on Biological Diversity.

AnswerThe answer is (c).

The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (2000) regulates the transboundary movement of genetically modified organisms, so (c) is correct. MOP-1 was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in February 2004. India is a party to both the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Protocol. The United States is a party to neither.

Why each option is right or wrong

(a) MOP-1 was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, not the Philippines.
(b) India is a party to both.
(c) Correct: the Protocol deals with genetically modified organisms.
(d) The United States is not a party to either.

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