UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Trump withdraws U.S. from UNFCCC, a key climate treaty

Q1. As announced in January 2026, from how many international organisations and treaties did the United States flag its withdrawal in the presidential memorandum that included the UNFCCC?

  • A. 31
  • B. 50
  • C. 66
  • D. 198

Q2. The intergovernmental body whose Secretariat — headquartered at Bonn, Germany — services the UNFCCC and from which the US announced its 2026 exit is best described as an organ of which parent organisation?

  • A. United Nations
  • B. World Meteorological Organization
  • C. United Nations Environment Programme
  • D. Global Environment Facility

Q3. At which of the following events was the UNFCCC — the treaty the US moved to exit in 2026 — opened for signature?

  • A. Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment, 1972
  • B. UN Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit), Rio de Janeiro, 1992
  • C. World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, 2002
  • D. UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), 2012

Q4. Which one of the following is the foundational umbrella treaty under which both the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement were negotiated?

  • A. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
  • B. Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
  • C. Convention on Biological Diversity
  • D. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification