UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Mission LiFE is conceptualised as a mass movement to encourage individuals and communities to adopt mindful and deliberate utilisation of resources. It aims to reduce wasteful consumption, promote sustainable habits and align everyday choices with environmental protection. By focusing on behaviour change, it links climate action with lifestyle, making every citizen a stakeholder in development that respects planetary limits. This approach integrates environmental responsibility into daily life rather than treating it as a separate technical domain. (NITI Aayog)

Option A:
This option correctly captures the central idea of Mission LiFE, which emphasises changing lifestyles and consumption patterns to reduce environmental footprints. It recognises that climate and environmental challenges are not only about technology and policy but also about how people live, consume and conserve. The focus is on positive, practical actions that ordinary people can take without sacrificing development aspirations.

Option B:
This option is incorrect because Mission LiFE is not about expanding fossil-fuel based thermal power; in fact, it encourages reduced dependence on carbon-intensive choices. Large thermal power projects may be part of the overall energy mix today, but they are not the focus of LiFE’s behavioural campaign. Linking LiFE only with thermal capacity would ignore its demand-side orientation.

Option C:
Direct cash transfers may be used in some welfare schemes, but LiFE is built around nudging and enabling sustainable behaviours rather than unconditional cash benefits. The initiative stresses awareness, community mobilisation and enabling green choices, not income support independent of environmental performance. Therefore, this description misses the programme’s core philosophy.

Option D:
Replacing environmental laws with purely voluntary corporate codes would weaken regulatory safeguards and is not the intent of LiFE. The initiative complements, rather than substitutes, environmental regulations by mobilising citizens and communities. Its emphasis is on shared responsibility and lifestyle shifts, not deregulation.

Statements A, B, D and E are correct on integration, SDG 13, SDG 12 and partnerships. Statement C is wrong because many other SDGs include environmental targets. Statement F is wrong because monitoring is essential. Therefore A, B, D and E only is correct.

Option A:
Option A is correct and excludes C and F.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect because it includes C (false).

Option C:
Option C is incorrect because it includes F (false) and omits A.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect because it includes F (false) and omits B.

Statements A, C and D are correct and reflect the structure and intent of the SDGs. A notes the presence of environment-focused goals, C emphasises integration of economic, social and environmental pillars and D highlights the role of partnerships. Statements B and E are incorrect: the SDGs do not abandon development concerns but integrate them with environmental objectives, and they are universal, applying to all countries. Therefore, the correct combination is A, C and D only.

Option A:
Option A is correct because it accurately captures the environmental and partnership dimensions of the SDGs while recognising their integrative character. It properly excludes B and E, which misrepresent the nature and scope of the goals. Hence, it satisfies the question requirement.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect since it includes B, which wrongly claims that SDGs replace development concerns with purely environmental ones. This contradicts the multidimensional nature of the goals.

Option C:
Option C is incorrect because it adds E to otherwise correct statements. E falsely suggests that SDGs apply only to developing countries, whereas they are meant to be universal. Including a false statement invalidates the combination.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect as it groups B, C and D and leaves out A. Apart from omitting A, it also accepts B, which mischaracterises the SDGs as purely environmental.