UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Statements A, B and D are correct as they summarise the core elements of the sustainable livelihoods framework: focus on assets and vulnerability, recognition of multiple strategies and emphasis on participation. Statement C is incorrect because environmental sustainability is explicitly considered in many applications of the framework. Therefore, the combination including A, B and D, and excluding C, is the correct answer.

Option A:
Option A is incorrect since it omits D, which underlines the participatory nature of the approach. Without D, the description lacks an essential principle related to ownership and empowerment.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect because it includes C along with A and B. C wrongly suggests that environmental concerns are ignored, which contradicts the integrative perspective of sustainable livelihoods.

Option C:
Option C is incorrect as it groups B, C and D and thereby accepts C as true while excluding A. This skips the central notion of assets and vulnerability and introduces an incorrect claim about environmental neglect.

Option D:
Option D is correct because it combines all the true statements and discards C, the false one. It reflects how the sustainable livelihoods approach brings together environmental, economic and social considerations through participatory analysis.