{"id":91560,"date":"2025-06-01T11:00:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91560"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:00:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:00:01","slug":"with-reference-to-the-global-alliance-for-climate-smart-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-the-global-alliance-for-climate-smart-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"With reference to the &#8216;Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture ("},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to the &#8216;Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA)&#8217;, which of the following statements is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. GACSA is an outcome of the Climate Summit held in Paris in 2015.<\/li>\n<li>2. Membership of GACSA does not create any binding obligations.<\/li>\n<li>3. India was instrumental in the creation of GACSA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below:<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#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 IAS &#8211; 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2018\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 2 is correct. The Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA) is a voluntary alliance of diverse stakeholders. Membership does not involve any binding obligations on the part of its members. Its purpose is to facilitate dialogue, knowledge exchange, and the promotion of climate-smart agriculture practices.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 1 is incorrect. GACSA was launched at the UN Climate Summit in New York in September 2014, not at the Climate Summit held in Paris in 2015 (COP21). Statement 3 is incorrect. While India is a member and participant in GACSA, it was not instrumental in its creation; the initiative was primarily led by organizations like the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nClimate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) is an approach that helps guide actions to transform agri-food systems towards green and climate resilient practices. CSA aims to achieve a triple win: sustainably increasing productivity and incomes, adapting and building resilience to climate change, and reducing and\/or removing greenhouse gas emissions.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to the &#8216;Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA)&#8217;, which of the following statements is\/are correct? 1. GACSA is an outcome of the Climate Summit held in Paris in 2015. 2. Membership of GACSA does not create any binding obligations. 3. India was instrumental in the creation of GACSA. Select the correct answer using &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"With reference to the &#8216;Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-the-global-alliance-for-climate-smart-agriculture\/#more-91560\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">With reference to the &#8216;Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1092],"tags":[1114,1136,1259],"class_list":["post-91560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-ias","tag-1114","tag-environment-and-ecology","tag-greenhouse-effect-and-climate-change","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>With reference to the &#039;Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Statement 2 is correct. 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