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Environment & Ecology UPPSC 2017 GS-I
Question

Given below are two statements:

Assertion [A]: Climate change is leading to an increase in social tension in India.
Reason [RI: The frequency and intensity of the extreme weather events will have serious repercussions on food security.

Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct reason of [A]

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct reason of [A]”.
Climate change is leading to an increase in social tension in India, and the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events are a significant contributor to this. These events can disrupt agriculture, leading to food shortages and price hikes. This, in turn, can lead to social unrest, particularly among vulnerable populations.

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List-I (Biosphere sites) - List-II (Year of setting up)

A. Nilgiri - Year 2000
B. Nanda Devi - Year 1989
C. Sunderban - Year 1988
D. Kanchanjunga - Year 1986

A B C D
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  2. B) 4 3 2 1
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  2. B) Decrease in global temperature
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Reason (R): Deserts receive more energy from the sun in six hours than mankind consumes in a year.
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  2. B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
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  4. D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
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(A) Forest Research Institute - (a) Jodhpur Institute
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  3. C) Birds
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  2. B) Cadmium
  3. C) Lead
  4. D) Carbon monoxide
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  2. B) Ellora
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Codes:
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