Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: Environment and Natural Resources

Question:

Which of the following events happened in the year 1975?

Options:

Brundtland Conference.

Kyoto Protocol was ratified.

World Council of Indigenous People was formed.

Earth Summit was held.

Correct Answer:

World Council of Indigenous People was formed.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3 - World Council of Indigenous People was formed.

World Council of Indigenous People was formed in 1975.

Issues related to the rights of the indigenous communities have been neglected in domestic and international politics for very long. During the 1970s, growing international contacts among indigenous leaders from around the world aroused a sense of common concern and shared experiences. The World Council of Indigenous Peoples was formed in 1975. The Council became subsequently the first of 11 indigenous NGOs to receive consultative status in the UN.

 

REMAINING OPTIONS:

Option 1- Brundtland Conference: The Brundtland Commission, formally known as the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), was established in 1983.It gave the Brundtaland report in 1987.

Option 2- Kyoto Protocol Ratification: The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in 1997, but it entered into force on February 16, 2005, after the required number of countries had ratified it.

Option 4- Earth Summit: The Earth Summit, also known as the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992.