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Which UN body provides the treaty framework under which the Paris Agreement operates?
A. Interpol
B. UNESCO
C. UNFCCC
D. ICAO
Correct Answer: C
The Paris Agreement is a treaty under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
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When did the Paris Agreement enter into force?
A. 2015 before adoption
B. 2016
C. 1997
D. 2022
Correct Answer: B
The agreement entered into force on 4 November 2016 after its ratification threshold was met.
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What principle allows countries to set their own national climate contributions?
A. No reporting requirements
B. Private-company rule only
C. National determination within a common international framework
D. Identical emissions quotas for every country automatically
Correct Answer: C
The agreement combines nationally determined action with transparency and global review.
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What is the global stocktake?
A. A trade inventory only
B. A count of global companies
C. A periodic assessment of collective progress toward Paris Agreement goals
D. A census of oceans
Correct Answer: C
The global stocktake evaluates collective implementation and informs future actions.
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How often are countries expected to communicate new or updated NDCs under the Paris cycle?
A. Every five years
B. Every month
C. Every ten decades
D. Only once
Correct Answer: A
The Paris Agreement establishes a five-year ambition cycle.
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What are NDCs under the Paris Agreement?
A. Nuclear disarmament committees
B. National debt certificates
C. Nationally determined contributions outlining each country's climate actions
D. Natural disaster coordinates
Correct Answer: C
Countries submit and update NDCs describing mitigation and often adaptation actions.
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What is the Paris Agreement's long-term temperature goal?
A. Keep warming below 5°C only
B. Set no temperature goal
C. Cool Earth exactly 1°C below pre-industrial levels
D. Hold warming well below 2°C and pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels
Correct Answer: D
Article 2 sets the well-below-2°C goal and pursuit of 1.5°C.
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At which COP was the Paris Agreement adopted?
A. COP28
B. COP15
C. COP1
D. COP21
Correct Answer: D
The agreement was adopted at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC.
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In what year was the Paris Agreement adopted?
A. 2015
B. 2005
C. 1992
D. 2020
Correct Answer: A
Parties adopted the Paris Agreement at COP21 in Paris in December 2015.
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What is the Paris Agreement?
A. A global climate treaty adopted under the UNFCCC
B. A military alliance
C. A trade agreement under WTO
D. A biodiversity treaty under UNESCO
Correct Answer: A
The Paris Agreement is an international climate agreement under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.