World Summit on Sustainable Development (2002) was held in:

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Accepted Answer

A. 1. This question checks recall of the location of a major international environmental summit.

2. The **World Summit on Sustainable Development (2002)** was held in **Johannesburg, South Africa**, where **190 countries** pledged their commitment to achieve, by 2010, a significant reduction in the current rate of biodiversity loss at global, regional, and local levels.

3. **Why the other options are wrong**: **Sweden**, **Brazil**, and **Argentina** did not host this particular summit — note that Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) instead hosted the earlier 1992 Earth Summit.

**Hence, the answer is Option A.**