Given below are two statements: Statement I: International Solar Alliance was…
2022
Given below are two statements: Statement I: International Solar Alliance was formed in 2010. Statement II: International Solar Alliance is a group of twenty leading countries of the World involved in collaborative research for developing solar technologies. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer: B. Both Statement I and Statement II are false — CONCEPTWhen a statement-pair question is evaluated, each statement must be tested independently against verifiable facts. The final choice is the truth-value…
- A.
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- B.
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- C.
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- D.
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
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Correct answer: B
CONCEPT
When a statement-pair question is evaluated, each statement must be tested independently against verifiable facts. The final choice is the truth-value combination produced by those two separate checks.
For an international organization, its launch or founding date and its membership or institutional purpose are distinct factual claims; evidence for one does not establish the other.
APPLICATION
Statement I: The International Solar Alliance was jointly launched by India and France at COP21 in Paris on 30 November 2015, not in 2010. Therefore, Statement I is false.
Statement II: The alliance was initially conceived as a coalition of 121 prospective member countries lying wholly or partly between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, rather than a group of twenty leading countries formed for collaborative research. Therefore, Statement II is false.
CROSS-CHECK / CONTRAST
“Both Statement I and Statement II are true” conflicts with both the 2015 launch date and the 121-country founding vision.
“Both Statement I and Statement II are false” matches the independent factual checks of the two statements.
“Statement I is true but Statement II is false” retains the incorrect 2010 date.
“Statement I is false but Statement II is true” retains the inaccurate twenty-country description.
Thus, both Statement I and Statement II are false.