UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Statements A, B and D are correct: corporate environmental responsibility typically goes beyond compliance, includes reporting and accounting tools and acknowledges that some firms engage in greenwashing. Statement C is incorrect because environmental responsibility is generally seen as part of the broader corporate social responsibility agenda. Thus, the combination that selects A, B and D only is correct.

Option A:
Option A is incorrect as it omits D, even though D accurately defines greenwashing, an important concept related to corporate environmental claims. Without D, the description of corporate environmental responsibility is incomplete.

Option B:
Option B is correct because it brings together the three true statements and excludes C, which wrongly disconnects environmental responsibility from the CSR framework. It reflects the integrated ethical, social and environmental expectations from businesses.

Option C:
Option C is incorrect since it treats C as true by including it along with B and D. Statement C denies the relationship between corporate environmental responsibility and CSR, which contradicts standard corporate governance literature.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect because it includes C along with A and D and leaves out B. Although A and D are correct, accepting C and omitting B—on reporting and disclosure—makes this combination conceptually flawed.