UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — How will the U.S. exit affect climate action?

Question 1

With reference to the climate-related instruments and bodies from which the United States announced its withdrawal during 2025-26, consider the following: 1. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 2. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 3. Paris Agreement 4. Kyoto Protocol Which of the above is/are NOT correctly listed as instruments/bodies from which the U.S. withdrew during 2025-26?

Accepted Answer

4 only

Answer

1 and 3

Answer

2 only

Answer

3 and 4

Question 2

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), from which the United States announced its withdrawal in 2026, was established under the joint auspices of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

Answer

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Answer

UNESCO and World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

Answer

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and UNESCO

Question 3

Through a presidential memorandum issued in 2025-26, the United States announced its withdrawal from approximately how many international organisations and treaties, including the UNFCCC and IPCC?

Accepted Answer

66

Answer

36

Answer

46

Answer

56

Question 4

With reference to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), consider the following statements: 1. It was adopted in 1992 in the context of the Rio Earth Summit. 2. It currently has 198 Parties, comprising 197 States and the European Union. 3. Its permanent secretariat is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. 4. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a subsidiary body established under the UNFCCC. Which of the statements given above is/are correctly identified?

Accepted Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

2 and 3

Answer

1, 3 and 4

Answer

1, 2 and 4

Question 5

Under which Article of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is a Party permitted to formally withdraw from the Convention by giving one year's written notice?

Accepted Answer

Article 25

Answer

Article 4

Answer

Article 17

Answer

Article 28

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — How will the U.S. exit affect climate action?

Q2. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), from which the United States announced its withdrawal in 2026, was established under the joint auspices of which of the following?

Q3. Through a presidential memorandum issued in 2025-26, the United States announced its withdrawal from approximately how many international organisations and treaties, including the UNFCCC and IPCC?

Q5. Under which Article of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is a Party permitted to formally withdraw from the Convention by giving one year's written notice?