Consider the following statements regarding ‘Earth Hour’:

  1. It is an initiative of UNEP and UNESCO.
  2. It is a movement in which the participants switch off the lights for one hour on a certain day every year.
  3. It is a movement to raise the awareness about the climate change and the need to save the planet.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2014 Prelims]

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3


Answer: (c)        

Explanation:

  • Earth Hour is an annual event organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
  • It began as a lights-out initiative in Sydney, Australia in 2007 and is now observed worldwide on the last Saturday of March.
  • The event symbolically calls for environmental protection by promoting the conservation of energy through the voluntary reduction of non-essential lighting.
  • Participants are encouraged to turn off their lights from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm in their respective time zones. Therefore, option 1 is incorrect and option 3 is correct.

Consider the following statements:                                                                   The Parliament of India can place a particular law in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India. The validity of a law placed in the Ninth Schedule cannot be examined by any court and no judgement can be made on it. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:                                               

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Consider the following statements:                                                         The Parliament of India can place a particular law in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India. The validity of a law placed in the Ninth Schedule cannot be examined by any court and no judgement can be made on it. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:                                               

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