Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical, rational and crucial message conveyed by the passage?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (a) Climate justice should be ingrained in detail in the rules of all the new climate compacts/agreements.
Climate justice has so far eluded consensus at climate summits, and the crucial question ahead is how resources, technologies and regulations will support victims through mitigation, adaptation and compensation for loss and damage. The message is that climate justice must be built into the rules of future climate agreements.
- ✓ (a) The principle has 'eluded consensus' in 'summits or compacts', and the passage lists what justice must include (mitigation, adaptation support, compensation). Writing it into new agreements follows.
- ✗ (b) Uneven distribution of environmental resources is not discussed.
- ✗ (c) The passage speaks of supporting victims, but not of an impending problem of huge numbers of climate refugees.
- ✗ (d) Blame on developed countries and burden-sharing are outside the passage.
Remember · When a passage names an unresolved principle and spells out what it must cover, the message is usually to build it into future rules.
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper II (2023, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·