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?
- (a) 1 and 3 only
- (b) 2 only
- (c) 2 and 3 only ✓ UPSC's answer
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
Why the answer is (c)
• Earth Hour, begun by WWF in Sydney in 2007, asks people worldwide to switch off non-essential lights for one hour on a Saturday in late March (statement 2) to raise awareness about climate change and protecting the planet (statement 3).
• Statement 1 is wrong: it is a WWF initiative, not one of UNEP and UNESCO.
• Hence 2 and 3 only, option (c).
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) 1 and 3 only
- Statement 1 is wrong: Earth Hour is a WWF initiative.
- (b) 2 only
- Statement 3 on climate awareness is also correct.
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
- Statement 1 is wrong.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2014, held on 24 August 2014. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.