2010 General Studies, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2010 · General Studies

Question 104: Environment and Ecology

As a result of their annual survey, the National Geographic Society and an international polling firm GlobeScan gave India top rank in Greendex 2009 score. What is this score ?

aIt is a measure of efforts made by different countries in adopting technologies for reducing carbon footprint
bIt is a measure of environmentally sustainable consumer behaviour in different countries
cIt is an assessment of programmes/schemes undertaken by different countries for improving the conservation of natural resources
dIt is an index showing the volume of carbon credits sold by different countries

AnswerThe answer is (b).

The Greendex, published by the National Geographic Society with the polling firm GlobeScan, is a survey-based index that scores consumers in different countries on how environmentally sustainable their everyday behaviour is: housing, transport, food, goods and attitudes. Consumers in developing countries such as India ranked at the top in 2009. It is not a measure of government schemes, technology or carbon credits.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) It does not measure technology adoption by countries.
  • (b) Right: it measures environmentally sustainable consumer behaviour.
  • (c) It does not assess government conservation programmes.
  • (d) It has nothing to do with carbon credit sales.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2010, General Studies, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.