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UPSC Prelims 2025 CSAT, question 11

Topic: Reading comprehension

Directions · Q11 to Q14

Directions for the following 4 (four) items :
Read the following two passages and answer the items that follow the passages. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

Passage · Q11 to Q12

Each State in India faces a distinctive set of challenges regarding the impact of warming, but also offers its own set of opportunities for reducing emissions depending on its natural resources. For example, coastal States need to take action to protect their shores from sea level rise, districts that are drier need to prepare for variable monsoon precipitation. Himalayan regions have their own unique challenges, and selected parts of peninsular India and offshore areas offer great opportunities for harnessing wind power. These various aspects need to be considered for developing clear and sustainable goals for the future.

Q11

Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical, rational and pragmatic message conveyed by the author of the passage ?

  1. (a) The mitigation and adaptation strategies to address/tackle the climate change is essentially the responsibility of each State.
  2. (b) India is too diverse to implement any effective strategy or programme to address/tackle the climate change.
  3. (c) It is basically the responsibility of the Union Government to implement the climate action plans and ensure net zero emissions.
  4. (d) India needs to formulate effective climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies at the State/region level.Correct answer

Solution.

Answer: (d) India needs to formulate effective climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies at the State/region level.

  1. The passage explains that each Indian State faces distinctive warming challenges (coastal sea-level rise, dry-district monsoon variability, Himalayan fragility) and possesses unique emission-reduction opportunities (peninsular and offshore wind).
  2. Therefore, effective climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies must be tailored at the State and regional level.