Question

Assertion (A): At the G-8 meeting in June 2005, India pointed out that the per capita emission rates of the developing countries are a tiny fraction of those in the developed world.

Reason (R): A review of the implementation of the agreements at the Earth Summit in Rio was undertaken by India in 1997.

विकल्प

• Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

• Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

• A is true, but R is false.

• A is false, but R is true.

Answer 1

Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

At the G-8 summit in 2005, India indeed argued that developing countries have very low per capita emission rates compared to developed countries. India had earlier (in 1997) reviewed implementation of the Rio Earth Summit agreements, so R is also true, but that review does not logically explain India’s 2005 statement on per capita emissions.