Civil Services Examination · प्रश्न 71
Consider the following three statements, namely S1, S2 and S3: S1. Protecting the environment is an existential exigency for humans, given the impact of environmental degradation on climate change. S2. Scientific consensus has not been achieved with regard to the extent of the contribution of human intervention to climate change. S3. Environmental activism includes climate alarmism and other extremist points of view that often become the focus of climate change deniers. Which of the following relationships based on the statements given above is/are correct? 1. S3 is a counterpoint to S1 2. S3 is unconnected to S1 and S2 3. S2 could be the reason for S3 Select the answer using the code given below.
उत्तर देखें और व्याख्या
उत्तर: (D) 3 only
व्याख्या
Uncertainty about the extent of human contribution (S2) is what lets deniers seize on alarmist views (S3), so S2 can explain S3. S3 does not argue against protecting the environment (not a counterpoint to S1), and it is clearly connected to S2. (Provisional answer; verify with the official key.)