Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :

List-I (International Convention) | List-II (Theme)
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A. Stockholm Convention | 1. Hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade
B. Minamata Convention | 2. Persistent organic pollutants
C. Basel Convention | 3. Binding instrument on mercury
D. Rotterdam Convention | 4. Transboundary movement of hazardous wastes and their disposal

Code :

ABCD
(a)1432
(b)1342
(c)2431
(d)2341
(a) 1, (b) 4, (c) 3, (d) 2
(a) 1, (b) 3, (c) 4, (d) 2
(a) 2, (b) 4, (c) 3, (d) 1
(a) 2, (b) 3, (c) 4, (d) 1
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CAPF – 2023
The correct match is:
A. Stockholm Convention: Deals with Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). This matches with Theme 2.
B. Minamata Convention: Deals with Mercury. This matches with Theme 3.
C. Basel Convention: Deals with the control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. This matches with Theme 4.
D. Rotterdam Convention: Deals with the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade. This matches with Theme 1.
Therefore, the correct code is A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1.
These are key multilateral environmental agreements addressing specific types of hazardous substances and wastes: POPs (Stockholm), Mercury (Minamata), Hazardous Waste Movement (Basel), and hazardous chemicals/pesticides in trade (Rotterdam).
These conventions are crucial components of international environmental law aimed at protecting human health and the environment from hazardous substances. They often involve obligations regarding reduction, elimination, sound management, and trade controls of the substances within their scope.