Question

The country, which hosted the first world earth summit on conservation of environment is

• A. Brazil
• B. Spain
• C. India
• D. Peru

Answer 1

The correct option is A Brazil

First world Earth summit was held at Rio de Janeiro in 1992, in Brazil. It promoted 'Convention on Biological Diversity' (CBD), which was signed by 152 nations. The various commitments of CBD were-

(i) Adoption of ways and means to conserve biodiversity,

(ii) Managing Biodiversity for sustainable use,

(iii) Ensuring equitable sharing of benefits from biological diversity including utilisation of genetic resources.