Correct answer: (b) 2 only
Explanation
- A
1 and 3 only
(a) 1 and 3 only. GACSA was launched at the UN Climate Summit in New York in 2014, not as an outcome of Paris 2015, and India was not instrumental in creating it. Both 1 and 3 fail, so this is not the key.
- B
2 only
(b) 2 only. (b) Official key: Membership is voluntary and creates no binding obligations. Statements 1 and 3 are false. Only statement 2 is correct.
- C
2 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only. Statement 2 is right; India’s founding role is not. This is not the key.
- D
1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3. Paris-origin and India-founder claims are wrong, so the all-correct code is not the key.
Summary. Official key is (b) 2 only. GACSA is a voluntary alliance from the 2014 UN Climate Summit, not Paris 2015, and India did not create it. There are no binding member duties. Honour the stored letter (b).
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