IPCC

6 questions

#	Question	Year	UPSC Syllabus	Marks	GS Paper
2025
1	Write a review on India's climate commitments under the Paris Agreement (2015) and mention how these have been further strengthened in COP26 (2021). In this direction, how has the first Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) intended by India been updated in 2022?	2025	GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.	15.0	GS3
2023
2	The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has predicted a global sea level rise of about one metre by AD 2100. What would be its impact in India and the other countries in the Indian Ocean region?	2023	GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.	15.0	GS3
2022
3	Discuss global warming and mention its effects on the global climate. Explain the control measures to bring down the level of greenhouse gases which cause global warming, in the light of the Kyoto Protocol, 1997.	2022	GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.	15.0	GS3
2021
4	Explain the purpose of the Green Grid Initiative launched at the World Leaders Summit of the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow in November 2021. When was this idea first floated in the International Solar Alliance (ISA)?	2021	GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.	10.0	GS3
5	Describe the major outcomes of the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). What are the commitments made by India in this conference?	2021	GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.	15.0	GS3
2014
6	Should the pursuit of carbon credit and clean development mechanism set up under UNFCCC be maintained even through there has been a massive slide in the value of carbon credit? Discuss with respect to India’s energy needs for economic growth.	2014	GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.	12.5	GS3