Correct answer: (c) Only one of the Statements II and III is correct and that explains Statement I
Explanation
- A
Both Statement II and Statement III are correct and both of them explain Statement I
Both II and III correct and both explain I. II fails: the COP28 Declaration on Climate and Health is a political declaration, not a binding instrument that would make health-sector decarbonisation mandatory.
- B
Both Statement II and Statement III are correct but only one of the them explains Statement I
Both II and III correct but only one explains I. That still needs II to be true. It is not.
- C
Only one of the Statements II and III is correct and that explains Statement I
Only one of II and III is correct and that explains I. India did refrain from signing at COP28 (I). III is the reported concern: diesel backup, cold chain and rural facilities still need reliable power; a blunt decarbonisation mandate could weaken surge capacity. That is why I holds. II is the distractor that treats a COP declaration as hard law.
- D
Neither Statement II nor Statement III is correct
Neither II nor III. III is the explanation for India’s stand.
Summary. Official key is (c): India skipped the COP28 climate-and-health declaration because it is not a binding treaty (II is wrong), while Statement III — worry that a forced health-sector decarbonisation could hit resilience — is the line that explains the refusal. (a) and (b) treat the declaration as binding; (d) drops III.
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