{"id":85921,"date":"2025-06-01T03:31:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=85921"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:31:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:31:31","slug":"which-of-the-following-statements-is-are-correct-1-india-is-a-si","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-is-are-correct-1-india-is-a-si\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following statements is\/are correct ?\n \n 1. India is a si"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. India is a signatory to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).<\/li>\n<li>2. Ministry of Home Affairs is the nodal Ministry in the Government of India for the UNCCD.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#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; 2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2019\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 1 is correct, but Statement 2 is incorrect. Therefore, only 1 is correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nIndia is indeed a signatory to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), having ratified it in 1996. However, the nodal Ministry in the Government of India for the UNCCD is the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&#038;CC), not the Ministry of Home Affairs.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional_information\">\nThe UNCCD is one of the three Rio Conventions adopted in 1992, focusing on sustainable land management and combating desertification, land degradation, and drought (DLDD). As a signatory, India actively participates in the Convention&#8217;s processes and implements national programs to address DLDD.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements is\/are correct ? 1. India is a signatory to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). 2. 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