Q148 · UPPSC Prelims 2020 · Set A · General Studies

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Arrange the following events in chronological order andselect the correct answer from the codes given below:1.Rio Earth Summit2.Publication of Brundtland Commission Report3.Enforcement of Montreal Protocol4.Publication of 'The Limit to Growth' Report

A 1, 4, 3, 2
B 4, 2, 3, 1
C 4, 3, 2, 1
D 4, 1, 3, 2

Correct answer: (b) 4, 2, 3, 1

Explanation

  1. A

    1, 4, 3, 2

    1, 4, 3, 2 puts Rio (1992) first, which is last among these four.

  2. B

    4, 2, 3, 1

    4, 2, 3, 1 is the order: Limits to Growth 1972, Brundtland Report 1987, Montreal Protocol in force 1989 (signed 1987), Rio Earth Summit 1992. That is the official key.

  3. C

    4, 3, 2, 1

    4, 3, 2, 1 would place Montreal before Brundtland. Our Common Future (March 1987) precedes the September 1987 Montreal signing and the 1989 entry into force.

  4. D

    4, 1, 3, 2

    4, 1, 3, 2 puts Rio second, decades too early relative to Montreal and Brundtland.

Summary. Official key is (b) 4, 2, 3, 1. Club of Rome, then sustainable-development report, then ozone protocol enforcement, then UNCED at Rio. Honour the stored letter (b).