QUESTION 17
GS3
15 marks
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.
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11 min
250 words
What the examiner wants
Discuss global warming and its effects on climate, and explain control measures under the Kyoto Protocol.
DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.
Demand-wise check
- 1Global warming: greenhouse effect, rise of about 1.1°C+ over pre-industrial≈65 words
- 2Effects: extreme weather, sea-level rise, glacier melt, monsoon change≈65 words
- 3Kyoto (1997): binding targets for developed (Annex I) countries; flexible mechanisms — CDM, Joint Implementation, emissions trading≈65 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
DefineEffectsKyoto measuresOutcomeConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Not explaining Kyoto mechanisms
- No data
Draw this
- Greenhouse effect diagram
Value addition
- DataIPCC AR6: global surface temperature was about 1.1°C higher in 2011–2020 than 1850–1900.IPCC AR6 WGI
- FactIndia hosted many CDM projects under Kyoto.UNFCCC CDM registry
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Aniket Ranjan · AIR 48 · Page 41 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Ritika Chitlangia · Page 22 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Abhishek Singh · Page 21 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 41 ↗Same syllabus reference
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