Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: Environment and Natural Resources

Question:

In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.

Assertion: The environment has emerged as a significant issue of global politics.

Reason: International agencies, including the UNEP, began holding international conferences and promoting detailed studies to get a more coordinated and effective response to environmental problems.

Options:

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.

The Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct.

The Assertion is correct but the Reason is incorrect.

Correct Answer:

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 1 - Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

Assertion: The environment has emerged as a significant issue of global politics.

Reason: International agencies, including the UNEP, began holding international conferences and promoting detailed studies to get a more coordinated and effective response to environmental problems.

The reason directly supports the assertion. The activities of international agencies like UNEP demonstrate how environmental issues have been elevated to a central position in global politics. By organizing conferences and promoting studies, these agencies have helped to highlight the importance of environmental issues, leading to a more coordinated global response.

International agencies,including the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), began holding international conferences and promoting detailed studies to get a more coordinated and effective response to environmental problems. Since then, the environment has emerged as a significant issue of global politics.