Environmental-Issue-And-Environmental-Pollution Question 45
Question: Which of the following is/are correct regarding Montreal Protocol?
(i) Persistent organic pollutants. (ii) Global warming and climate change. (iii) To control the emission of ozone depleting substances. (iv) Biosafety of genetically modified organisms.
Options:
A) (i) and (iii)
B) (iii) only
C) (iii) and (iv)
D) (i) and (iii)
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
[b] Montreal protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer is a protocol to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer.
It is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of a number of substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion.
The treaty was opened for signature on September 16, 1987, and entered into force on January 1, 1989, followed by a first meeting in Helsinki, in 1989.
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