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Event United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams, peaking in 2015.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2015
- Recurs across 1 years (2015–2015)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2015 → CDS 2015
How the concept evolved
Largely a pre-2016 idea — watch for a comeback.
Related concepts
Ideas UPSC tests alongside this one — keep exploring.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CSE2015
What is Rio+20 Conference, often mentioned in the news?
- A It is the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development ✓
- B It is a Ministerial Meeting of the World Trade Organization
- C It is a Conference of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change
- D It is a Conference of the Member Countries of the Convention on Biological Diversity
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Environment & Ecology › International Environmental Agreements
CDS2015
'Rio + 20' is the short name for
- A Millennium Development Goals
- B United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development ✓
- C Earth Summit
- D Post-2015 Development Agenda
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Environment & Ecology › International Environmental Agreements
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