Which of the following is incorrectly paired?
IPCC - International Panel on Climate Change
IPCC stands for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, set up in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme to assess the science of climate change. Expanding it as International Panel is wrong.
CPC is the Climate Prediction Centre of the United States weather service, NOAA is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States, and UNEP is the United Nations Environment Programme founded in 1972.
These three expansions are correct, so the IPCC pair is the incorrectly paired one.
Hence, IPCC - International Panel on Climate Change.
Important Questions from Institutions
In the context of WHO Air Quality Guidelines, consider the following statements :
- The 24-hour mean of PM 2.5 should not exceed 15 µg/m3 and annual mean of 5 should not exceed 5 µg/m3.
- In a year, the highest levels of ozone pollution occur during the periods of inclement weather.
- PM10 can penetrate the lung barrier and enter the bloodstream.
- Excessive ozone in the air can trigger asthma.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
- Which of the following statements is/are correct about Global Environment Facility (GEF) ?
1. Pilot GEF was agreed to setup in 1990.
2. UNDP, UNEP and the World Bank were the initial partners in implementing GEF projects.
3. India is both donor and a recipient of GEF.
