{"id":293,"date":"2023-06-11T21:59:50","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T16:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=293"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:18:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:48:40","slug":"q-consider-the-following-statements-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-consider-the-following-statements-5","title":{"rendered":"Q. Consider the following statements:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Statement 1:<\/strong>&nbsp;The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the Arbor Day Foundation have recently recognized Hyderabad as 2020 Tree City of the World.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Statement 2:<\/strong>&nbsp;Hyderabad was selected for recognition for a year following its commitment to grow and maintain the urban forests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct and Statement 2 is the correct explanation of Statement 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct and Statement 2 is not the correct explanation of Statement 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Statement 1 is correct but Statement 2 is not correct<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Statement 1 is not correct but Statement 2 is correct<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: d) Statement 1 is not correct but Statement 2 is correct<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tree Cities of the World Programme:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is an international effort to<strong>&nbsp;recognize cities and towns<\/strong>&nbsp;committed to ensuring that their<strong>&nbsp;urban forests and trees are properly maintained,<\/strong>&nbsp;sustainably managed, and duly celebrated.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At the&nbsp;<strong>2018 World Forum on Urban Forests in Mantova, Italy,<\/strong>&nbsp;world leaders issued the&nbsp;<strong>Mantova Green Cities Challenge<\/strong>&nbsp;and a call-for-action that included joining the Tree Cities of the World program.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hyderabad<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>has become the only city in India to be recognized as a<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Tree City of the World<\/strong>&nbsp;by the&nbsp;<strong>Arbor Day Foundation&nbsp;and the&nbsp;Food and Agriculture Organization&nbsp;(FAO)<\/strong>&nbsp;of the United Nations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hyderabad is placed alongside 119 other cities from 63 countries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hyderabad<\/strong>&nbsp;is the&nbsp;only city in India&nbsp;to have been selected for this recognition in response to its commitment to growing and maintaining&nbsp;urban forestry&nbsp;through the&nbsp;<strong>Haritha Haram Program&nbsp;and&nbsp;Urban Forest Parks<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Haritha Haram is a<strong>&nbsp;flagship program<\/strong>&nbsp;of the Telangana government to increase the&nbsp;<strong>green cover<\/strong>&nbsp;of the State from the present 25.16 to 33% of the total geographical area.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Urban forestry helps in ensuring a better future for its residents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Arbor Day Foundation<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Arbor Day Foundation is a&nbsp;<strong>nonprofit conservation and education organization founded in 1972 in Nebraska, United States, by John Rosenow.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is the largest nonprofit membership organization&nbsp;<strong>dedicated to tree planting.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Its vision is to help others understand and use trees as a solution to many of the global issues we face today, including air quality, water quality, a changing climate, deforestation, poverty, and hunger.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Food and Agriculture Organization:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>FAO is a&nbsp;<strong>specialized agency of the&nbsp;United Nations<\/strong>&nbsp;that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>World Food Day<\/strong>&nbsp;is celebrated every year around the world on the&nbsp;<strong>16<\/strong><strong><sup>th<\/sup><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;of October.<\/strong>&nbsp;The day is celebrated to mark the&nbsp;<strong>anniversary of the founding of the FAO in 1945.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>India<\/strong>&nbsp;released a&nbsp;<strong>commemorative coin of Rs. 75 denomination<\/strong>&nbsp;to mark the<strong>&nbsp;75<\/strong><strong><sup>th<\/sup><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;Anniversary of the FAO<\/strong>&nbsp;(16<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;October 2020).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is&nbsp;<strong>one of the UN food aid organizations based in Rome (Italy).<\/strong>&nbsp;Its sister bodies are the&nbsp;<strong>World Food Programme<\/strong>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<strong>International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_840854-e2 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_840854-e2 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