Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2016 · Environment · Question 82

With reference to 'Agenda 21', sometimes seen in the news, consider the following statements:<br/>1. It is a global action plan for sustainable development.<br/>2. It originated in the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg in 2002.<br/><br/>Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

1 only

  1. Correct. Agenda 21 is a global action plan for sustainable development, adopted at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit (UNCED).

  2. Incorrect. It did not originate at the 2002 Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development; Johannesburg reviewed progress on Agenda 21, but the document itself came from Rio, 1992.

Therefore, only statement 1 is correct.

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