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GATE 2020 ME (ME2) – Question 6

General Aptitude · Analytical Aptitude: Logical Reasoning and Deduction · 2 marks · Multiple choice

Climate change and resilience deal with two aspects: reduction of sources of non-renewable resources, and reduction of vulnerability to climate-change effects. “Mitigation” and “adaptation” refer to these aspects respectively. Which assertion is best supported?

  1. Mitigation deals with consequences of climate change.
  2. Adaptation deals with causes of climate change.
  3. Mitigation deals with actions taken to reduce the use of fossil fuels.
  4. Adaptation deals with actions taken to combat greenhouse-gas emissions.

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Correct answer: (C) Mitigation deals with actions taken to reduce the use of fossil fuels.

Explanation

The passage assigns reduction of nonrenewable-energy sources to mitigation, and reduced vulnerability to adaptation. Reducing fossil-fuel use fits the first definition directly. Hence **C**. The other choices interchange the two roles.