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Arrange the following in the correct sequence:
(i) The Summit was convened for addressing urgent problems of environmental protection and Socio-Economic development at the global level.
(ii) The Rio Convention endorsed the global Forest Principles and adopted Agenda 21 for achieving Sustainable Development in the 21st century.
(iii) The assembled leaders signed the Declaration on Global Climatic Change and Biological Diversity.
(iv) In June 1992, more than 100 heads of states met in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, for the first International Earth Summit.
Options:
- (a) (iv) - (i) - (iii) - (ii)
- (b) (iii) - (ii) - (i) - (iv)
- (c) (iv) - (iii) - (ii) - (i)
- (d) (i) - (iii) - (iv) - (ii)
Answer:
Option (a) is correct,
Explanation:
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- (iv) This statement gives the background information about the Earth Summit, such as the date, location, and participants. It is the first statement in the sequence, as it introduces the topic
- (i) This statement gives the purpose and scope of the Earth Summit, such as the problems and issues that it aimed to address. It is the second statement in the sequence, as it follows from the introduction
- (iii) This statement gives one of the major outcomes of the Earth Summit, such as the signing of two important conventions on climate change and biodiversity. It is the third statement in the sequence, as it shows one of the achievements of the summit
- (ii) This statement gives another major outcome of the Earth Summit, such as the endorsement of the forest principles and the adoption of Agenda 21 . It is the fourth and final statement in the sequence, as it shows another achievement of the summit
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