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UPSC Prelims 2026 GS Paper 1, question 38

Topic: International relations and organisations

Q38

At the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) held in June, 2025 in France, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations demonstrated its leading voice on marine and ocean issues, especially on sustainable fisheries and aquaculture for resilient livelihood and “Blue Transformation”.

Which of the following combinations about the “Four Betters” proposed by FAO for “Blue Transformation” is correct ?

  1. (a) Better production, better nutrition, better environment and better ocean
  2. (b) Better production, better nutrition, better environment and better lifeCorrect answer
  3. (c) Better coral reefs, better nutrition, better environment and better life
  4. (d) Better estuaries, better nutrition, better environment and better mangrove vegetation

Solution.

Answer: (b) Better production, better nutrition, better environment and better life

  1. Under the FAO Strategic Framework 2022-2031 and its Blue Transformation Roadmap, the 'Four Betters' are Better Production, Better Nutrition, Better Environment, and a Better Life, leaving no one behind.
  2. Option (a) is a common distractor that replaces 'better life' with 'better ocean'.

Trap: FAO's 'Four Betters' apply across all FAO programmes (Better Production, Better Nutrition, Better Environment, Better Life), including Blue Transformation.