2016 GS Paper I, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2016 · GS Paper I
Question 55: Environment and Ecology
What is ‘Greenhouse Gas Protocol’?
aIt is an international accounting tool for government and business leaders to understand, quantify and manage greenhouse gas emissions
bIt is an initiative of the United Nations to offer financial incentives to developing countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to adopt eco-friendly technologies
cIt is an inter-governmental agreement ratified by all the member countries of the United Nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to specified levels by the year 2022
dIt is one of the multilateral REDD+ initiatives hosted by the World Bank
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (a).
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol is an accounting tool, developed by the World Resources Institute and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, that governments and businesses use to understand, quantify and manage greenhouse gas emissions. It is not a UN financial-incentive scheme, an intergovernmental treaty ratified by all UN members, or a World Bank REDD+ initiative.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Right: it is an emissions accounting tool for governments and business.
- (b) Financial incentives for developing countries describe other schemes, not this protocol.
- (c) It is not a treaty ratified by all UN members.
- (d) It is not a World Bank REDD+ initiative.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2016, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.