Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Statement I:The International Solar Alliance was formed in 2010.
Statement II:The International Solar Alliance is a group of twenty leading countries involved in collaborative research for solar technologies.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false ✓ Correct
CStatement I is true but Statement II is false
DStatement I is false but Statement II is true
Correct answer: (B) Both Statement I and Statement II are false
Explanation
Both claims about the International Solar Alliance are inaccurate.
Statement 1 is false because the alliance was launched in 2015, not 2010.
Statement 2 is false because it is a broad coalition of over a hundred sun-rich nations, not just twenty leading countries.
India and France jointly conceived the alliance at the Paris climate conference.
It targets countries lying wholly or partly between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
Its aim is to scale up affordable solar power across member states.
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