Paper 1 · People, Development and Environment
UGC NET December 2021 June 2022 (14.10.2022) Shift-I
Given below are two statements. Statement I: Education for the environment is a process of inquiry and action on real environmental issues. Statement II: Children are educated about environmental problems, equality and many other issues without the development of skills and attitudes to meet these challenges. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- Statement I: Education for the environment is a process of inquiry and action on real environmental issues.
- Statement II: Children are educated about environmental problems and other issues without developing skills and attitudes to meet these challenges.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true ✓ Correct
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false
CStatement I is true but Statement II is false
DStatement I is false but Statement II is true
Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are true — The answer is that both statements are true.
Explanation
★The answer is that both statements are true.
★Education for the environment engages learners in inquiry and action on real environmental issues.
★So Statement I is true.
★Education about the environment often only informs children of problems and issues.
★It may do so without building the skills and attitudes needed to meet the challenges, so Statement II is true.
★Thus both statements hold.
★So the answer is that both statements are true.
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