{"id":85776,"date":"2025-06-01T03:27:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=85776"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:27:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:27:43","slug":"tuvalu-has-become-a-point-of-discussion-recently-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/tuvalu-has-become-a-point-of-discussion-recently-why\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Tuvalu\u2019 has become a point of discussion recently. Why?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Tuvalu\u2019 has become a point of discussion recently. Why?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Potato plant that could grow in high altitude&#8221; option2=&#8221;Place in equatorial Africa, where snow is found&#8221; option3=&#8221;New innovative technology to meet global warming&#8221; option4=&#8221;A country under threat of submergence due to ice melting and sea level rise&#8221; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2017<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2017\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is D) A country under threat of submergence due to ice melting and sea level rise.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Tuvalu is a low-lying island nation in the Pacific Ocean, consisting of nine coral atolls.<br \/>\n&#8211; Due to its extremely low elevation (highest point is only 4.6 meters above sea level), Tuvalu is considered one of the countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, particularly sea-level rise caused by melting glaciers and thermal expansion of ocean water.<br \/>\n&#8211; The increasing sea levels threaten to inundate the islands, contaminate freshwater sources, and degrade soil, posing an existential threat to the country and its population.<br \/>\n&#8211; This vulnerability has made Tuvalu a prominent voice in international climate change discussions.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nTuvalu&#8217;s situation is often cited as a clear example of the immediate dangers faced by small island developing states due to climate change, despite their minimal contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions. 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