{"id":573,"date":"2023-06-13T12:27:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T06:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=573"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:10:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:40:33","slug":"q-consider-the-following-statements-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-consider-the-following-statements-14","title":{"rendered":"Q. Consider the following statements:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\">\n<li>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/international-solar-alliance-isa-upsc\/\">International Solar Alliance<\/a>&nbsp;was launched at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Alliance includes&nbsp;<strong>all the member&nbsp;<\/strong>countries of the United Nations.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which of the statements given above is \/are correct?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both 1 and 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neither 1 nor 2<\/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: (a) 1 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">International Solar Alliance (ISA)<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is an alliance of 123 signatory countries,&nbsp;<strong>most being sunshine countries, which lie either completely or partly between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The<strong>&nbsp;International Solar Alliance (ISA)<\/strong>\u00a0is an\u00a0<strong>action-oriented, member-driven, collaborative platform<\/strong>\u00a0for increased deployment of\u00a0<strong>solar energy&nbsp;technologies.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Its basic motive is to facilitate&nbsp;<strong>energy access, ensure energy security, and drive energy transition<\/strong>&nbsp;in its member countries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The ISA was conceived as a joint effort by&nbsp;<strong>India and France<\/strong>&nbsp;to mobilize efforts against<strong>&nbsp;climate change<\/strong>&nbsp;through deployment of&nbsp;<strong>solar energy solutions.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vision:<\/strong>&nbsp;Let us together make the sun brighter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mission:<\/strong>&nbsp;Every home, no matter how far away, will have a light at home.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Headquarters:<\/strong>&nbsp;The Headquarters is in India with its Interim Secretariat being set up in&nbsp;<strong>Gurugram.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Member Nations:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A total of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/isolaralliance.org\/membership\/signatory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">112 countries have signed<\/a>&nbsp;the ISA Framework Agreement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Out of 106 nations,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/isolaralliance.org\/membership\/countries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">92 have signed and ratified&nbsp;<\/a>the ISA Framework Agreement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All member states of the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/united-nations-upsc\/\">United Nations<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;are eligible to join the ISA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Observer Status to International Solar Alliance:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/united-nations-principal-organs-upsc\/\">United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;has granted<strong>&nbsp;Observer Status<\/strong>&nbsp;to the&nbsp;<strong>International Solar Alliance (ISA).<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It will help provide for regular and&nbsp;<strong>well-defined cooperation<\/strong>&nbsp;between the&nbsp;<strong>Alliance and the United Nations<\/strong>&nbsp;that would benefit<strong>&nbsp;global energy growth<\/strong>&nbsp;and development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Director General of ISA:<\/strong><ul><li>The&nbsp;<strong>International Solar Alliance<\/strong>&nbsp;is headed by the&nbsp;<strong>Director General.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The&nbsp;<strong>Director General<\/strong>&nbsp;leads the operations and carries out the functions of the&nbsp;<strong>ISA Secretariat.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He is responsible to the&nbsp;<strong>ISA Assembly.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tenure:<\/strong>&nbsp;The&nbsp;<strong>Director General<\/strong>&nbsp;has a term of&nbsp;<strong>four years<\/strong>&nbsp;and is&nbsp;<strong>eligible for re-election.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_243152-ec .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_243152-ec .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_243152-ec\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the statements given above is \/are correct? 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