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World Summit on Sustainable Development, 2002 was held in
(a) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
(b) Johannesburg, South Africa
(c) Dehradun, India
(d) New York, U.S.A.

A

Johanneberg (2002), South Africa

B

Rio de Janeiro (1992), Brazil

C

Dehradun (1992), India

D

New York (2000), U.S.A.

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The correct Answer is:
B
Earth summit at Rio de Jenerio (1992), Brazil promoted Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) which was signed by 152 nations. Its recommendations came into effect on `29^(th)` Dec. 1993. India became a party to this Convention on Biological Diversity in May, 1994.
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