Environmental Laws, Conventions and Policies: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Environment and Ecology)
3 previous year UPSC Prelims questions on Environmental Laws, Conventions and Policies (Environment and Ecology). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
Explanations state facts as of the year each question was asked; words like “recently” refer to that year.
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UPSC 2015Environment and Ecology · Environmental Laws, Conventions and Policies
Q1. Which one of the following is associated with the issue of control and phasing out of the use of ozone-depleting substances?
Explanation
As a protocol to the Vienna Convention (first inter-national agreement to protect the ozone layer,) Montreal Protocol deals with the substances that deplete the Ozone Layer (ozone-depleting substance-ODS). The Montreal Protocol phases down the consumption and production of the different ODS in a step-wise manner, with different timetables for developed and developing countries (referred to as "Article 5 countries"). The Montreal Protocol is an international treaty de-signed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production and consumption of numerous substances responsible for ozone depletion. Finalized in 1987, it has been hailed as one of the most successful environmental agreements, achieving universal ratification and significantly reducing the presence of ozone-deplet-ing substances (ODS) in the atmosphere.
UPSC 2015Environment and Ecology · Environmental Laws, Conventions and Policies
Q2. What is the Rio+20 Conference, often mentioned in the news?
Explanation
Rio+20 is the short name for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development which took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 2012 i.e. twenty years after the land-mark 1992 Earth Summit in Rio. At the Rio+20 Conference, world leaders, along with thousands of participants from the private sector, NGOs and other groups, came together to shape how we can reduce poverty, advance social equity and ensure environmental protection on an ever more crowded planet. In Rio, Member States agreed to initiate a process to create a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that would build on the Millennium Development Goals and align with the post-2015 development agenda. The conference also endorsed pioneering guidelines for green economy policies. Additionally, governments decided to establish an intergovernmental process under the General Assembly to explore strategies for financing sustainable development.
UPSC 2015Environment and Ecology · Environmental Laws, Conventions and Policies
Q3. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee is constituted under the
Explanation
The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee was constituted under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) functions under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC). It is responsible for the appraisal of activities involving large-scale use of hazardous microorganisms and recombinants in research and industrial production from the environmental angle. The committee is also responsible for the appraisal of proposals relating to the release of genetically engineered (GE) organisms and products into the environment including experimental field trials. The committee oversees the use, import, and export of genetically modified organisms and crops, ensuring they comply with environmental safety standards.
Answer key for these questions
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UPSC year
Correct answer
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2015
(b) Montreal Protocol
2
2015
(a) It is the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
3
2015
(c) Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
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This page covers 3 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Environmental Laws, Conventions and Policies (Environment and Ecology), asked from 2011 to 2025. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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