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    What is not true about "The Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro 1992"?
    1. The first global environment conference the UN sought to help Governments rethink economic development and find ways to halt the destruction of irreplaceable natural resources and pollution of the planet.
    2. The first global environment conference the UN sought to help Governments rethink political development and find ways to halt the destruction of irreplaceable natural resources and pollution of the planet.
    3. The second global environmental conference the UN sought to help Governments rethink environmental development and find ways to halt the destruction of irreplaceable natural resources and pollution of the planet.
    Codes:

    A) Only 1              

    B) Only 2

    C) 1, 2, and 3                    

    D) All are incorrect

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    From 3-14 June 1992, Rio de Janeiro hosted the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The focus of this conference was the state of the global environment and the relationship between economics, science and the environment in a political context. The conference concluded with the Earth Summit, at which leaders of 105 nations gathered to demonstrate their commitment to sustainable development. In 1972, Stockholm, Sweden, hosted the first United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, which was attended by 113 delegates and two heads of state. Therefore option [a]is correct in the given context.


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