Question

Q21. Consider the following statements about International Solar Alliance (ISA):

1. The alliance’s primary objective is work for efficient exploitation of solar energy to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.

2. Countries that do not fall within the Tropics cannot join the ISA.

Countries that do not fall within the Tropics cannot join the ISA.

• A. a) 1 only
• B. b) 2 only
• C. c) Both 1 and 2
• D. d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

The correct option is A

a) 1 only

International Solar Alliance (ISA)

• It is an alliance of more than 121 countries launched at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP21), most of them being sunshine countries (which come either completely or partly between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.)
• The alliance’s primary objective is work for efficient exploitation of solar energy to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
• Countries that do not fall within the Tropics can join the ISA and enjoy all benefits as other members, with the exception of voting rights
• Countries that do not fall within the Tropics can join the ISA and enjoy all benefits as other members, with the exception of voting rights