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Environment & Ecology UPPSC 2023 GS-I
Question

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R) -

Assertion (A) - Population control is necessary to maintain the environment of the country.
Reason (R) - Due to the rapid increase in population, the environmental balance is maintained.

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Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: (A) is true but (R) is false

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “(A) is true but (R) is false”.
Population control is necessary to maintain environmental balance, but the statement that rapid population increase helps maintain this balance is false, as it typically leads to environmental degradation.
Population control can help in reducing pressure on natural resources, lowering pollution levels, and maintaining ecological balance.

In reality, a rapid increase in population typically disrupts the environmental balance, leading to resource depletion, habitat loss, pollution, and increased waste generation, all of which negatively impact the environment.

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