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UPSC Prelims 2016 · GS Paper I

Question 52: Environment and Ecology

With reference to an initiative called ‘The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB)’, which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. 1.It is an initiative hosted by UNEP, IMF and World Economic Forum.
  2. 2.It is a global initiative that focuses on drawing attention to the economic benefits of biodiversity.
  3. 3.It presents an approach that can help decision-makers recognize, demonstrate and capture the value of ecosystems and biodiversity.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a1 and 2 only
b3 only
c2 and 3 only
d1, 2 and 3

AnswerUPSC’s answer is (c).

TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity) is a global initiative that draws attention to the economic benefits of biodiversity, and it offers an approach that helps decision-makers recognise, demonstrate and capture the value of ecosystems and biodiversity. It is hosted by UNEP, not by the IMF or the World Economic Forum, so statement 1 is wrong.

  • 1. TEEB is hosted by UNEP, not by the IMF or the World Economic Forum.
  • 2. It focuses on the economic benefits of biodiversity.
  • 3. It presents an approach to recognise, demonstrate and capture the value of ecosystems.

How you could have got this

  1. If you were sure statement 1 is not correct, (a) and (d) go: each of them includes 1.

    What you needed to know: TEEB is hosted by UNEP, not by the IMF or the World Economic Forum.

  2. Then, if you were sure statement 2 is correct, (b) goes: it leaves 2 out.

    What you needed to know: It focuses on the economic benefits of biodiversity.

Only (c) is left. You didn’t need statement 3.

Which options go is worked out from UPSC’s key and the options, not by a model.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Statement 1 is wrong: the IMF and the WEF do not host TEEB.
  • (b) Statement 2 is also correct, so '3 only' is incomplete.
  • (c) Right: statements 2 and 3 are correct, statement 1 is not.
  • (d) Statement 1 is wrong, so 'all three' fails.

Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2016, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.