GATE ES 2023 Paper 1 — page 9

Questions 25–27 of 65. Imported answers require review unless explicitly marked reviewed.

Read the following statements with reference to the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change

i) Each signatory (country) has common and equal responsibility. ii) Clean development mechanism (CDM), joint implementation (JI) and international emission trading are the three mechanisms under Kyoto Protocol to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions. iii) Under Kyoto Protocol, India has agreed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by half by 2050 as compared to 2005 emissions.

Which one of the following is correct choice?

Your answerChoose one option.

only i) is TRUE

only ii) is TRUE

only i) and ii) are TRUE

only ii) and iii) are TRUE

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Read the following statements

I. In environmental laws, the polluter pays principle is enacted to make the polluter responsible for paying for the damage done to the natural environment.

II. The precautionary principle emphasizes caution, pausing and review before going for an innovation that may prove disastrous.

III. The precautionary principle is often used by policy makers in situations where there is the possibility of harm from making a certain decision and conclusive evidence is not yet available.

The correct choice is

Your answerChoose one option.

I is correct; II and III are incorrect

I, II and III are correct

I and III are correct; II is incorrect

I and II are correct; III is incorrect

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Read the following statements

I. The goal of Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) is to assess the environmental impact of products from a system perspective and to identify possible improvement strategies.

II. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is defined as a process of identifying, predicting, and evaluating the likely impacts of a proposed project or development to define mitigation actions to reduce negative impacts and to provide positive contributions to the natural environment and well-being.

The correct choice is

Your answerChoose one option.

I is correct; II is incorrect

II is correct; I is incorrect

Both I and II are correct

Both I and II are incorrect

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