UKPSC PCS 2025 · Question 20 of 150

Consider the following statements and select the correct answer: Statement 1: Uttarakhand is highly vulnerable to climate change. Statement 2: Climate change is causing water stress and depleting biodiversity in Uttarakhand.

Environment

AOnly statement 1 is correct
BOnly statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect
CStatements 1 and 2 both are correctCorrect
DBoth statements are incorrect

Answer: C. Statements 1 and 2 both are correct

Explanation

Uttarakhand is highly vulnerable to climate change, which is causing water stress and biodiversity loss.

Source: UKPSC Combined Upper PCS Prelims 2025 GS (Paper-I) held 29-Jun-2025, Series-A (SDJ), via teachingninja.in; answers from UKPSC provisional answer key Series A (prepp.in)

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