Given below are two statements: Statement I: Increasing level of environmental…
2023
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Increasing level of environmental pollution can be handled by creating awareness among common people about its fallouts.
Statement II: There should be research to identify those behaviors which are responsible for pollution.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer: A. Both Statement I and Statement II are true — ConceptEnvironmental behaviour is addressed through two complementary mechanisms: awareness links actions to consequences, while behavioural research…
- A.
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- B.
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- C.
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- D.
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: A
Concept
Environmental behaviour is addressed through two complementary mechanisms: awareness links actions to consequences, while behavioural research identifies the practices and conditions that produce pollution.
The first supports informed behaviour change; the second supplies evidence for designing and targeting interventions.
Application
Statement I uses the awareness mechanism. Explaining the effects of pollution helps people connect routine choices—such as disposal, transport, and consumption—with environmental harm, which can support corrective behaviour.
Statement II uses the diagnostic mechanism. Research can identify which recurring behaviours contribute to pollution, measure their contexts, and show where an intervention should be directed.
Contrast
Treating both statements as false omits both public communication and behavioural diagnosis.
Treating only Statement I as true keeps the communication mechanism but incorrectly excludes the evidence-gathering role of research.
Treating only Statement II as true keeps behavioural diagnosis but incorrectly excludes the behaviour-change role of awareness.
Result
Therefore, both Statement I and Statement II are true.