Low-carbon behaviour passage - Assumptions
Question
With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made: I. Supply-side investments in companies can result in low-carbon behaviour in people. II. People are not capable of adapting low-carbon behaviour without the involvement of Government and Companies.
- 1.
Supply-side investments in companies can result in low-carbon behaviour in people.
- 2.
People are not capable of adapting low-carbon behaviour without the involvement of Government and Companies.
Options
I only
II only
Both I and II
Neither I nor II
Explanation
Statement I is valid; the text explicitly states that achieving behavioral change "would require... supply-side investments to make low-carbon options cheaper," establishing a clear link. Statement II introduces a fatal absolute: "not capable". The passage notes that achieving the "at best, half" reduction requires incentives, but declaring humanity fundamentally incapable of any adaptation without corporate/government help overstates the text's pragmatic warning.
Answer: (a).
Question details
Year
2025
Paper
CSAT
Question
Q62
Section
Reading Comprehension
Sub-topic
Climate / Environment passage
Type
RC - Assumption validation
Difficulty
Medium
Source hint
Passage-based comprehension
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