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International efforts for conserving biodiversity - class-X

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Appropriate measures to reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions are the commitments of the:

  1. Montreal protocol

  2. Environment Act

  3. Kyoto protocol

  4. Earth Summit


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Kyoto protocol was formally adopted in December, 1997 in an international conference held in Kyoto Japan. The protocol obtained commitments from different countries for reducing overall green house gas emissions at a level of 5 percent below 1990 level by 2008 to 2012 for different countries.

The second commitment period of Kyoto protocol was extended from 

  1. 2012 - 2014

  2. 2013 - 2020

  3. 2008 - 2012

  4. 2014 - 2015


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty signed by 192 parties that agrees to reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by global warming or human-made carbon dioxide emissions.
  • The Protocol's first commitment period is from 2008 to 2012. 
  • The second commitment period was agreed on in 2012 and is known as the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol which extends till 2020.
  • So, the correct answer is '2013-2020'.

The first global environmental protection treaty "The Montreal Protocol" was signed on Sept. 26.

  1. 1985

  2. 1990

  3. 1981

  4. 1987


Correct Option: D


'Kyoto protocol' is a multinational treaty for

  1. phasing out green house gases

  2. conservation of biodiversity

  3. controlling ozone destroying substances

  4. management of hazardous wastes.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kyoto Protocol was adopted in the year 1997  in Kyoto, Japan. It's objective is to phase out the greenhouse gases that are responsible for global warming and climate change.

So, the correct answer is option A, phasing out green house gases.

An international treaty known as Montreal Protocol was signed to control emission of

  1. UV rays

  2. Ozone

  3. CFC

  4. Oxygen


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Montreal Protocol is treaty on the release of substance that deplete the ozone layer. CFC is the main substance that destruct the ozone layer into $O _2$ and nascent oxygen in the presence of UV rays. Thus, the correct answer is 'CFC'.

Which one of the following is wrong?

  1. Rio convention - air pollution

  2. Kyoto protocol- climate change

  3. Montreal protocol- ozone depletion

  4. Ramsar convention- Wetland conservation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Earth Summit of Rio de Janeiro, also known as the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), was held in Rio de Janeiro from 3 to 14 June 1992. It resulted in the convention on biodiversity, a multilateral treaty. Three major goals were addressed in this convention which included: conservation of biodiversity; sustainable use of its components; and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the genetic resources. It was not related to air pollution.

So, the correct answer is 'Rio convention - air pollution'.

Venue and year of Earth Summit on conservation of biodiversity was

  1. South Africa, 2002

  2. Rio de Jeneiro, 1992

  3. Johannesberg, 2004

  4. Stockholm, 1994

  5. Ramsar, 1974


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Earth Summit of Rio de Janeiro, also known as the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), was held in Rio de Janeiro from 3 to 14 June 1992. It resulted in the Convention on Biodiversity, a multilateral treaty. Three major goals were addressed in this convention which included: conservation of biodiversity; sustainable use of its components; and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the genetic resources.

So, the correct answer is 'Rio de Janeiro, 1992'.

First 'Earth Summit' for 'conservation on Biological Diversity' (CBD) was held at

  1. Johannesberg (2002), South Africa.

  2. Rio de Janeiro (1992), Brazil.

  3. Dehradum (1992), India.

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


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was signed at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 5th June 1992 and entered into force on 29 December 1993.

So, the correct option is 'Rio de Janeiro (1992), Brazil'.

The Earth summit held in Rio de Janeiro (1992) stressed the need for

  1. Control of air pollution

  2. Controlling global warming

  3. Conservation of biodiversity

  4. Protecting the Antarctica region


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro (1992) was a conference of the United Nations. It stressed on the conservation of biological diversity and focussed on the sustainable use of the biological components. It also emphasized on the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources among the member nations. Thus the correct answer is option C.

Protection of ozone is related to which of the following? 

  1. Montreal Protocol - 1987

  2. Kyoto Protocol - 1997

  3. Ramsar Convention - 1974

  4. Basel Convention - 1980


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Recognising the deleterious effects of ozone depletion, an international treaty, known as the Montreal Protocol, was signed at Montreal (Canada) in 1987 (effective in 1989) to control the emission of ozone depleting substances.

Montreal protocol is related to 

  1. Ozone depletion

  2. Global warming

  3. Climatic changes

  4. Biodiversity hot spot


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Recognising the deleterious effects of ozone depletion, an international treaty, known as the 'Montreal protocol', was signed at Montreal (Canada) in 1987 (effective in 1989) to control the emission of ozone depleting substances.

Which among the following countries is not a Non Annex I party to the UNFCC?

  1. India

  2. China

  3. Brazil

  4. Australia


Correct Option: D

In 1992, representatives from nearly 180 nations, met in

  1. Rio de Janerio

  2. Brazil

  3. USA

  4. Canada


Correct Option: A

Global agreement in specific control strategies to reduce the release of ozone depleting substances, was adopted by

  1. The Kyoto Protocol

  2. The Vienna Convention

  3. Rio de Janeiro Conference

  4. The Montreal Protocol


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Recognising the deleterious effects of ozone depletion, an international treaty, known as the Montreal Protocol, was signed at Montreal (Canada) in 1987 (effective in 1989) to control the emission of ozone depleting substances. 

With which among the following subjects, the Agenda 21, that came out of Earth Summit 1992, explicitly deals with?

  1. Green House Gases

  2. Climate Changes

  3. Sustainability

  4. Ozone Layer Protection


Correct Option: C

Global agreement in specific control strategies to reduce the release of ozone depleting substances was adopted by

  1. Rio de Janeiro Conference

  2. The Montreal Protocol

  3. The Koyoto Protocol

  4. The Vienna convention


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Montreal protocol came into force on 16 Sept, 1987, when 27 industrialised countries agree to limit production of chlorofluorocarbons or CFCs to half the level of 1986. CFCs are the major pollutants responsible for ozone destruction and depletion.

Montreal Protocol which calls for appropriate action to protect the ozone layer from human activities was passed in the year

  1. 1988

  2. 1985

  3. 1986

  4. 1987


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Montreal Protocol was passed on 16th September, 1987, by 27 industrialised countries. These countries agreed to limit production of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) to half the level of 1986.

Montreal Protocol refers to

  1. Substances that deplete ozone layer

  2. Persistant organic pollutants

  3. Global warming and climate change

  4. Biosafety of genetically modified organisms


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer was signed in 1987 and finalised in 1989 under the aegis of the United Nations. It provided a treatise to phase out the eight recognised ozone-depleting substances from usage and searching for their alternatives. It is binding on the countries who have ratified it, so it has shown some remarkable success. 

A. Montreal Protocol refers to substances that deplete the ozone layer
B. Stockholm convention was signed for persistent organic pollutants.

C. Kyoto Protocol was signed for global warming and climate change.
D. Cartagena Protocol was signed for biosafety of genetically modified organisms.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Substances that deplete the ozone layer'

Montreal Protocol was signed in

  1. $1978$

  2. $1987$

  3. $1991$

  4. $1993$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Montreal Protocol on the substances that deplete the ozone layer was signed on 16-September-1987 in Montreal and became effective from 26-August-1989. It is the protocol to the Vienna Convention for the protection of the ozone layer. It is an international treaty that sought to phase out the halons by 1994, CFCs, by 1996, methyl bromide by 2005 and HCFCs by 2030.

Hence, the correct answer is '1987'

Montreal Protocol was connected with

  1. Phasing out ODS

  2. Reduction in CFCs

  3. Replacing CFCs with Chlorine and Bromine

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the Ozone layer was signed in 1987 and was adopted in 1989 as a protocol to the Vienna convention. Till 2016, it sought to control HCFCs and CFCs. The Kigali amendment of 2016 added HFCs under the ambit of the Montreal Protocol. Initially, the protocol was designed to reduce the production of CFCs and Halons. Later 

CCl$ _{4}$, Trichloroethane and Methyl Bromide were included.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Reduction in CFCs.'

Appropriate measure to reduce overall green house gas emissions are commitments of

  1. Kyoto Protocol

  2. Montreal Protocol

  3. Environment Act

  4. Earth Summit


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Kyoto Protocol was signed in 1997 under the aegis of United Nations Framework for Climate Change (UNFCC) in 1997 and got effective from 2005. It is the only legally binding protocol to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, CFCs, sulphur hexafluoride etc. Its first commitment period provided for 5% reduction.

A. Kyoto Protocol provides for greenhouse gas emission reduction.
B. Montreal Protocol provides for phasing out of ozone-depleting substances,
C. Environment Act is the domestic law providing for various environmental-related activities and their penalization when not followed.
D. Earth Summit of 1991 provided for measures to be adopted to have sustainable development.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Kyoto Protocol'.

Global agreement to reduce release of ODS is?

  1. Viema Convention

  2. Rio de Janeiro Conference

  3. Kyoto Protocol

  4. Montreal Protocol


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Montreal Protocol is an international treaty signed at Montreal (Canada) in 1987 to control the emission of ozone-depleting substances (ODS).
  • The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer is an environmental agreement signed in 1985 that provided frameworks for international reductions in the production of chlorofluorocarbons that cause ozone depletion.
  • Rio de Janeiro Conference in 1992 was held for addressing urgent problems of environmental protection and socio-economic development at the global level.
  • The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which commits its Parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions leading to global warming.
  • So the correct answer is 'Montreal protocol'.

Number of ozone depleters identified by Montreal Protocol (1987) was

  1. 12

  2. 8

  3. 6

  4. 4


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone, 1987 was meant to protect the ozone depletion by gradually phasing out the major ozone depleting substances. This protocol was signed to the Vienna Convention and identifies the following as ODS:

  1. CFCs
  2. Halons
  3. CCl$ _{4}$
  4. HCFCs
  5. HBFCs
  6. CH$ _{3}$Br
  7. CH$ _{2}$BrCl
  8. HFCs.

Hence, the correct answer is '8' 

In Kyoto protocol, the major nations agreed to reduce emission of green house gases by

  1. $2008$

  2. $2010$

  3. $2012$

  4. $2018$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Kyoto Protocol is the only legally binding agreement to reduce the greenhouse gases under the United Nations Framework For Climate Change (UNFCC). It was signed in 1997 and got effective in 2005. The participating countries have agreed to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases by an average of 5% below 1990 levels during the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol from 2008-2012. The Protocol targets the following greenhouse gases:

Carbon dioxide 
Methane
Nitrous oxides
Hydrofluorocarbons
Perfluorocarbons
Sulphur hexafluoride
So, the correct answer is '2012'

Earth summit $1992$ was held at

  1. Rio-de-Janeiro

  2. Stockholm

  3. New York

  4. Geneva


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In 1992, the Earth Summit was held at Rio-de-Janeiro at which the leaders of 178 nations gathered to support the idea of the sustainable development. There were the following outcomes of the Earth Summit:

1. Convention on climate change
2. Convention on biodiversity
3. Agenda 21 for sustainable development
The event focussed on narrowing the gap between industrialized and developing economies, poverty, war etc. The idea of the Summit was to maintain the economic and social progress along with the harmony of nature.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Rio-de-Janeiro'

Identify the incorrectly matched pair.

  1. Chipko movement - Protection of trees

  2. Kyoto protocol - Climatic change

  3. Montreal protocol - Forest conservation

  4. Ramsar convention - Conservation and sustainable utilisation of wetlands


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Montreal Protocol is an international treaty, signed at Montreal in 1987 to control the emission of ozone-depleting substances.

So, The correct answer is (C).

Montreal protocol is associated with ______________________.

  1. Control of emission of ozone depleting substances

  2. Control of radioactive wastes

  3. Control of desertification

  4. Protection and management of forests


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Recognising the deleterious affects of ozone depletion, an international treaty, known as the Montreal Protocol, was signed at Montreal (canada) in 1987 (effective in 1989) to control the emission of ozone depleting substances.

Montreal protocol aims at :

  1. Control of $CO _2$ emission

  2. Reduction of ozone depleting substances

  3. Biodiversity conservation

  4. Control of water pollution


Correct Option: B

The historic convention on Biological Diversity held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 is known as  

  1. CITES Convention

  2. The Earth Summit

  3. G - 16 Summit

  4. MAB Programme.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit, the Rio Summit, the Rio Conference, and the Earth Summit (Portuguese: ECO 92),was a major United Nations conference held in Rio de Janeiro from 3 to 14 June 1992. More than 100 heads of states met in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Earth Summit was created as a response for Member States to cooperate together internationally on development issues after the Cold War. 
So the correct option is 'The Earth Summit'.

Global agreement in specific control strategies to reduce the release of ozone depleting substances, was adopted by :

  1. The Vienna Convention

  2. Rio de Janeiro Conference

  3. The Montreal Protocol

  4. The Kyoto Protocol


Correct Option: C

The second commitment period for Kyoto Protocol was decided at

  1. Bali

  2. Doha

  3. Cancun

  4. Durban


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The 1st commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol was from 2008-2012. The 2nd commitment period for the period 2013- 2020 was adopted in 2012 by the Doha Amendment of the Kyoto Protocol. India has ratified the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol (or Doha Amendment) that commits countries to contain the emission of the greenhouse.
So the correct answer is 'Doha'.

Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the given codes.

Column I Column II
A. Bishnoi community (i) Rajasthan
B. Chipko movement (ii) Reduce the emissionof ozone depleting substances
C. Montreal protocol (iii) Garhwal Himalayas
D. Kyoto protocol (iv) Reduce the emission of greenhouse gases
  1. A-(i), B-(iii), c-(ii), D-(iv)

  2. A-(i), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(ii)

  3. A-(iii), B-(i), C-(ii), D-(iv)

  4. A-(iii), B-(i), C-(iv), D-(ii)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
 A. Bishnoi community  The Bishnois are a community in India living mostly in the states of Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. They are renowned for adapting to the harsh conditions of the Thar Desert. As such, they are a perfect example for showing that the biodiversity of Rajasthan’s arid desert can be preserved not by isolating people, but through their active participation. Bishnoi population in Rajasthan is around 640,000, making it the state with the largest number of their people. So the correct option is 'rajasthan'.
 B. Chipko movement The Chipko movement or Chipko Andolan was a forest conservation movement in India where people embraced the trees to prevent them from being cut down. It began in April 1973 in Reni village of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand and went on to become a rallying point for many future environmental movements all over the world.It created a precedent for starting of nonviolent protest in India, and its success meant that the world immediately took notice of this non-violent movement, which was to inspire in time many such eco-groups by helping to slow down the rapid deforestation, expose vested interests, increase ecological awareness, and demonstrate the viability of people power. Hastened by increasing hardships, the Garhwal Himalayas soon became the centre for a rising ecological awareness of how reckless deforestation had denuded much of the forest cover, resulting in the devastating Alaknanda River floods of July 1970, when a major landslide blocked the river and affected an area starting from Hanuman Chatti, near Badrinath to 320 kilometer downstream till Haridwar, further numerous villages, bridges and roads were washed away.So the correct option is 'Garhwal Himalayas'.
 C. Montreal protocol  Montreal protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion. It was agreed on 26 August 1987, and entered into force on 26 August 1989, followed by a first meeting in Helsinki, May 1989. Since then, it has undergone eight revisions, in 1990 (London), 1991 (Nairobi), 1992 (Copenhagen), 1993 (Bangkok), 1995 (Vienna), 1997 (Montreal), 1998 (Australia), 1999 (Beijing) and 2016 (Kigali, adopted, but not in force).So the correct option is 'reduce the emission of ozone depleting substances'.
 D. Kyoto protocol  The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty which extends the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, based on the scientific consensus that (part one) global warming is occurring and (part two) it is extremely likely that human-made CO2 emissions have predominantly caused it. The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in Kyoto, Japan on 11 December 1997 and entered into force on 16 February 2005. There are currently 192 parties (Canada withdrew from the protocol, effective December 2012) to the Protocol.So the correct option is 'reduce the emission of greenhouse gases'.

Multiple Choice Questions
Identity the correctly matched pair

  1. Basal Convention - Biodiversity conservation

  2. Kyoto Protocol - Climate change

  3. Montreal Protocol - Global warming

  4. Ramsar Convention - Ground water pollution.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change aimed to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming and climate change. It was adopted in the year 1997.

So, the correct answer is option B, Kyoto protocol - Climate change.

The Ozone Day is observed every year on September 16 as on this day in 1987 the ___________ was signed for launching efforts to arrest the depletion of the fragile ozone layer in the stratosphere that prevents the harmful ultra-violet rays of the sun from reaching the earth. Fill the correct word in blank.

  1. Montreal Protocol

  2. Geneva Protocol

  3. Kyoto Protocol

  4. Nagoya Protocol


Correct Option: A

According to scientists, CFCs are supposed to last for more than 100 years, in

  1. Biosphere

  2. Stratosphere

  3. Troposphere

  4. Hydrosphere


Correct Option: B

Which among the following protocols is also related to the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) mechanism?

  1. Kyoto protocol

  2. Nagoya Protocol

  3. Geneva Protocol

  4. Cartagena Protocol


Correct Option: B

CFCs can destroy;

  1. 100, 000 ozone molecules

  2. 1000 ozone molecule

  3. 10, 000 ozone molecules

  4. 20, 000 ozone molecules


Correct Option: B

Earth is tilted, approximately

  1. 27 degree angle

  2. 24 degree angle

  3. 23 degree angle

  4. 83 degree angle


Correct Option: C

Multiple Choice Questions
Global agreement to reduce release of ODS is

  1. Vienna Convention

  2. Rio de Janeiro Conference

  3. Kyoto Protocol

  4. Montreal Protocol.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

ODS- Ozone Depleting Substances are the substances that cause depletion of the ozone layer. Under Montreal Protocol a global agreement was signed in the year 1987 in order to reduce the production of ODS.

So, the correct answer is Montreal protocol.

Multiple Choice Questions
Montreal protocol was passed in

  1. 1985

  2. 1986

  3. 1987

  4. 1988


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Montreal protocol was passed in year 1987. It aims at protecting the ozone layer by ruling out the use of substances that cause ozone depletion.

So the correct answer is 1987.

Which among the following day is observed to commemorate the signature of the Montreal Protocol?

  1. International Wildlife Conservation Day

  2. International Ozone Day

  3. World Health Day

  4. International Day for Biological Diversity


Correct Option: B

Which country hosted the first world earth summit on conservation of environment?

  1. India

  2. Spain

  3. Peru

  4. Brazil


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The historic Convention on Biological diversity (The Earth Summit) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1992, was the first world earth summit on the conservation of environment. All nations are called upon to take appropriate measures for conservation of biodiversity and sustainable utilization of its benefits. Brazil convened to address urgent problems of environmental protection and socioeconomic development. 

What is the another name of Earth Summit?

  1. Geneva Summit

  2. Brasilia Summit

  3. Rio Summit

  4. World Summit


Correct Option: C

Montreal Protocol refers to

  1. Biosafety of genetically modified organisms.

  2. Substances that deplete ozone layer.

  3. Persistent organic pollutants.

  4. Global warming and climate change.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion. It was agreed on 16 September 1987 and entered into force on 1 January 1989. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

Global agreement in specific control strategies to reduce the release of ozone depleting substances was adopted by 

  1. The Vienna Convention

  2. Rio Janeiro Conference

  3. The Montreal Protocol

  4. The Koyoto Protocol


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The 'Montreal Protocol' on substances, that deplete the ozone layer was designed to reduce the production and consumption of ozone depleting substances in order to reduce their abundance in the atmosphere, and thereby protect the Earth's ozone layer.

Montreal Protocol aims at

  1. Control of $CO _2$ emission

  2. Reduction of ozone depleting substances

  3. Biodiversity conservation

  4. Control of water pollution


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The 1987 Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer is a landmark agreement that has successfully reduced the global production, consumption, and emissions of ozone-depleting substances (ODSs). The treaty is structured around several groups of halogenated hydrocarbons that have been shown to play a role in ozone depletion. All of these ozone depleting substances contain either chlorine or bromine.

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

Identify


Strategy Purpose Intended Outcome
(1) Kyoto To reduce greenhouse gas emissions Reduction in UV radiation reaching earth's surface
(2) Montreal To reduce greenhouse gas emissions Reduction in global warming caused by humans
(3) Kyoto To reduce production of ozone depleting chemicals Reduction in global warming caused by humans
(4) Montreal To reduce production of ozone depleting chemicals Reduction in UV radiation reaching earth's surface

  1. (1)

  2. (4)

  3. Both (2) and (3)

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: B

Which among the following schemes of Government of India comes under Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol?

  1. National Solar Mission

  2. Bachat lamp Yojana

  3. Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission

  4. Akshay-Prakash Yojna


Correct Option: B

Kyoto Conference is connected with

  1. Limiting production of $CO _2$

  2. Developing alternatives it ODS

  3. Both A and B

  4. Reduction in use of energy


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty that was signed in 1997 and drafted in 2007 and it is based on the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities. It seeks to reduce the concentration of Greenhouse Gases namely Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Nitrous Oxide and Sulphur HexaFluoride, and the Ozone Depleting Substances including HFCs and PFCs, The first commitment period of the protocol has expired in 2012 and the second commitment period was agreed as Doha amendment in 2012 itself.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Both A and B'.

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