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Question

Arrange the following events in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

I. Rio Earth Summit
II. Publication of Brundtland Commission Report
III. Enforcement of Montreal Protocol
IV. Publication of "The Limit to Growth" Report

  1. I, IV, III, II
  2. IV, II, III, I
  3. IV, III, II, I
  4. IV, I, III, II

Answer:

Option B: IV, II, III, I

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “IV, II, III, I”.

In 1972, a group of club members, represented by Dennis Meadows, published the first research report, that is, the sensational "The Limits to Growth".

"Our Common Future" - Book by Brundtland Commission and Gro Harlem Brundtland was published in 1987.

Montreal Protocol was agreed on 16 September 1987, and entered into force on 1 January 1989.

The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, also known as the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit, the Rio Summit, the Rio Conference, and the Earth Summit, was a major United Nations conference held in Rio de Janeiro from June 3 to June 14, 1992.