Which of the following best describes/describe the aim of 'Green India Mission' of the Government of India? 1. Incorporating environmental benefits and costs into the Union and State Budgets thereby implementing the 'green accounting' 2. Launching the second green revolution to enhance agricultural output so as to ensure food security to one and all in the future 3. Restoring and enhancing forest cover and responding to climate change by a combination of adaptation and mitigation measures Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Defines Green GDP as subtracting environmental degradation/resource depletion from national output and notes the Centre is initiating measurement of States' green GDP.

A student could infer that if the Centre is measuring Green GDP for States, related missions (like Green India) might align with or promote such accounting; they could check Green India Mission documents for mention of green accounting or linkages to Green GDP work.

Explains the concept of 'green economy' as national-policy-dependent and linked to sustainable development and inclusive growth.

One could reasonably expect national missions addressing forestry/environment to include economic instruments or accounting measures to align with a green economy approach; verify whether Green India Mission lists budget/accounting aims.

Describes fiscal measures (state green cess, eco tax, Clean Energy Cess) used to capture environmental externality costs through taxation.

Shows precedent for fiscal recognition of environmental costs; a student could look for analogous language in Green India Mission about internalizing environmental costs via budgets or cess/earmarked funds.

Summarizes the constitutional/technical framework for preparing annual budgets (distinguishing revenue and capital accounts).

A student could use this to assess where 'green accounting' entries would appear in Union/State budgets (revenue vs capital) and then inspect budget documents for such line items linked to the Green India Mission.

Provides examples of what is included in government capital budgets and practice of budget categorization.

This helps a student reason where environmental asset/liability adjustments or green accounting entries might be recorded and then check whether Green India Mission proposes such budgetary treatment.

Provides an explicit list of objectives commonly attributed to a 'second Green Revolution', including raising agricultural productivity to promote food security.

A student could compare this canonical list of 'second Green Revolution' aims with the stated aims of the Green India Mission to see if agriculture/food-security objectives match; if not present, that argues against the statement.

States that rising future food demand requires increased production from new areas and that first Green Revolution production has plateaued—offering the rationale for a 'second' push in agriculture.

Use this rationale to test whether the Green India Mission's aims address agricultural intensification or instead focus on other measures (e.g., forest/green cover), by checking mission scope.

Summarises Green Revolution achievements emphasizing self-sufficiency in staple foods and increased productivity—showing the usual policy link between 'green' initiatives and food-security goals.

A student could use this pattern (green initiatives → food security) to examine whether the Green India Mission similarly frames its activities as intended to boost staple production or if its targets are ecological/forestry-oriented.

Notes that 'Green Revolution' historically aimed at self-sufficiency in foodgrains and was explicitly launched as an agricultural strategy to increase output.

Compare the historical 'Green Revolution' agricultural focus with the title 'Green India Mission' to judge whether the latter likely denotes an agricultural 'second revolution' or a different (e.g., forestry/green cover) programme by consulting the mission description.

Shows production growth trajectories and the need for further increases to meet future demand—supporting why governments might propose new large-scale agricultural initiatives.

Use these production trends to assess whether a mission labelled 'Green India' would plausibly include measures aimed specifically at increasing agricultural output, by comparing trends to the mission's stated objectives.

Lists sub-missions that explicitly include 'Enhancing quality of forest cover and improving ecosystem services', 'Ecosystem restoration and increase in forest cover', 'Agro-forestry ... creating carbon sink' — items that match restoring/enhancing forest cover and mitigation via carbon sinks.

A student could connect these sub-mission goals to the Green India Mission (a known national mission) and infer the mission targets both forest cover restoration and mitigation (carbon sinks), then check mission documents for explicit wording on adaptation.

Describes a national 'Climate Smart' framework that explicitly intends to combat climate change through both mitigation and adaptation measures, showing a policy pattern of pairing these approaches.

A student might generalize that major Indian climate-related missions adopt combined adaptation/mitigation approaches and therefore expect the Green India Mission to include both types of measures.

States at the UNFCCC-related level that objectives should include 'Minimizing negative impacts through adaptation measures ... and mitigation at the global level', establishing a normative linkage between adaptation and mitigation in climate policy.

A student could use this stated national/international objective to argue it's plausible for national missions (like Green India Mission) to frame goals in terms of both adaptation and mitigation.

Mentions 'enhancing green cover' as part of India's climate action (INDC) and links green cover to national emission-intensity reduction achievements, implying forest/green cover is a recognized climate measure.

One can reasonably infer that a mission focused on forests would be tied to national climate commitments and thus include climate-relevant aims (mitigation and possibly adaptation).

Notes India has a strong, growing afforestation programme accelerated by policy (Forest Conservation Act), showing precedent for government programmes focused on afforestation and forest restoration.

A student could treat this as contextual precedent: if India runs afforestation programmes for ecological/legislative reasons, a named mission like Green India Mission likely continues that pattern and could include restoration and climate objectives.