Correct answer: (d) Statement 1 is not correct but Statement 2 is correct
Explanation
- A
Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct and Statement 2 is the correct explanation for Statement 1
Both true, 2 explains 1. Statement 1 names the wrong UN body (UNCDF, not FAO).
- B
Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct but Statement 2 is not the correct explanation for Statement 1
Both true, 2 does not explain. Statement 1 is still false.
- C
Statement 1 is correct but Statement 2 is not correct
1 true, 2 false. 1 is the false limb.
- D
Statement 1 is not correct but Statement 2 is correct
1 false, 2 true. FAO and the Arbor Day Foundation named Hyderabad a 2020 Tree City. The city’s urban-forest commitment is the true second statement.
Summary. Official key is (d). Tree Cities of the World is FAO plus the Arbor Day Foundation, not UNCDF. Hyderabad’s selection on an urban-forestry commitment is the true statement.
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