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Correct Answer: Option (A) — 1 only
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Standard Reference VerifiedStatement 1 is correct: The International Solar Alliance (ISA) was jointly launched by India and France on 30 November 2015 at COP21 (UNFCCC Paris Summit).
Statement 2 is incorrect: Membership of the ISA was initially open to solar resource-rich countries lying fully or partially between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Though later opened to all UN members, it does not include all UN member countries as members.
Broad generalizations like 'includes all the member countries' are often factually incorrect.
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