Match List I (event) with List II (year):

List I

i.Rio Summit

ii.Johannesburg Earth Summit

iii.Kyoto Protocol

iv.Stockholm Conference

List II

a.1997

b.1972

c.1992

d.2002

Ai-c, ii-d, iii-a, iv-b ✓ Correct

Bi-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d

Ci-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a

Di-b, ii-a, iii-d, iv-c

Correct answer: (A) i-c, ii-d, iii-a, iv-b

Explanation

The correct pairing links each summit to its actual year of occurrence.

The Rio Summit was held in 1992, the landmark Earth Summit on environment and development.

The Johannesburg Earth Summit took place in 2002 as the World Summit on Sustainable Development.

The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in 1997 to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

The Stockholm Conference of 1972 was the first major global meeting on the human environment.

These four milestones trace the growth of international environmental cooperation over thirty years.

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