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GATE 2025 ES – Question 23

Environmental Management and Sustainable Development · Environmental Law and Policy · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Which description applies to the Basel Convention?

  1. The first assembly of almost all nations to solve a common environmental problem.
  2. Strategies to reduce CO₂ and CH₄ emissions for global warming control.
  3. Control of acidic-gas emissions causing acid rain in another country.
  4. Control of transboundary movements of hazardous waste.

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Correct answer: (D) Control of transboundary movements of hazardous waste.

Explanation

The Basel Convention addresses control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal. Its purpose includes reducing hazardous-waste generation and ensuring environmentally sound management. The descriptions involving greenhouse gases and transboundary acidifying gases concern different policy areas. Hence **D**.

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