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UPSC 2014: Consider the following statements regarding 'Earth Hour': 1. It is an initiative of UNEP and UNESCO. 2. It is a movement in which the participants switch off the lights for one hour on a certain day every year. 3. It is a movement to raise the awareness about the climate change and the need to save the planet. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 and 3 only
(b)2 only
(c)2 and 3 only
(d)1, 2 and 3
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) 2 and 3 only
Earth Hour is an initiative of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), not UNEP and UNESCO — so Statement 1 is incorrect. It is indeed a global movement where participants switch off non-essential lights for one hour, typically on the last Saturday of March each year — so Statement 2 is correct. The movement aims to raise awareness about climate change and energy conservation, encouraging people to take action to protect the planet — so Statement 3 is correct. Hence, option (c) — 2 and 3 only — is correct.
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2014, GS Paper 1, as Question 79. It falls under Environment & Ecology > Climate Change & Greenhouse Gases.
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