Arrange the following according to chronological order.

(A) Kyoto Protocol

(B) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

(C) UN Conference on Environment in Rio de Janeiro.

(D) UN Declarations of Human Rights.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Kyoto Protocol is a global agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Key Points

• The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.
• The United Nations General Assembly enacted the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights in 1966. 
• The International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights has 171 parties. 
• The Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit is also known as the Rio Summit. 
• It was a significant United Nations conference that took place in Rio de Janeiro in 1992.
• The Kyoto Protocol was formally adopted on December 11, 1997. 

Thus, UN Declarations of Human Rights⇒ International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights⇒ UN Conference on Environment in Rio de Janeiro⇒ Kyoto Protocol.

Confusion Points

• NTA answer key has given answer is A, C, B, D but the correct answer will be following UN Declarations of Human Rights⇒ International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights⇒ UN Conference on Environment in Rio de Janeiro⇒ Kyoto Protocol.