The idea of ‘global commons’ does not include—
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → River
The global commons are areas outside the exclusive jurisdiction of any one state: the earth’s atmosphere, Antarctica, the ocean floor and outer space. A river is given as an example of an ordinary ‘commons’ shared by a community, like a common room or a park, not of a global commons.
NCERT (2025-26): “The Protection of Global Commons … ‘Commons’ are those resources which are not owned by anyone but rather shared by a community. This could be a ‘common room’, a ‘community centre’, a park or a river.… The Protection of Global Commons … These are known as res communis humanitatis or global commons. They include the earth’s atmosphere, Antarctica (see Box), the ocean floor, and outer space.” |