Correct answer: (c) 1 and 3 only
Explanation
- A
1 only
Statement 1 is correct—the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility is a global partnership of governments, business, civil society and indigenous peoples—but statement 3 is also correct. ‘1 only’ is therefore incomplete. This option is not the key.
- B
2 and 3 only
Statement 2 is incorrect: FCPF does not exist to fund universities and individual scientists to invent eco-friendly forestry gadgets. Statement 3 is correct, but 2 and 3 together fail. This option is not the key.
- C
1 and 3 only
Statements 1 and 3 correctly describe FCPF as a World Bank-housed partnership that helps countries with REDD+ finance and technical support. Statement 2 misstates the beneficiaries and purpose. Hence 1 and 3 only is the official key.
- D
1, 2 and 3
All three would require statement 2 to be true. It is not. This option is not the key.
Summary. Official key is (c) 1 and 3 only. FCPF is a multi-stakeholder World Bank facility for REDD+ readiness and carbon finance. It is not a research-grant body for individual scientists. Statement 2 is the distractor. Partnership plus REDD+ assistance is the accurate pair.
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