UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Statements A, B and D are correct: green jobs span multiple sectors, a just transition protects workers and communities and skill development plus social protection are key tools. Statement C is incorrect because green jobs also exist in buildings, waste management, agriculture and more, not just renewables. Therefore, the combination A, B and D only is correct.

Option A:
Option A is incomplete because it omits D, which highlights the institutional mechanisms needed for a just transition. Without D, the framework appears less comprehensive.

Option B:
Option B is correct since it brings together definitional and policy aspects of green jobs and just transition, while excluding C, which unduly narrows the scope of green employment.

Option C:
Option C is incorrect as it includes C, which falsely limits green jobs to one sector; this contradicts broader definitions used in labour and environment literature.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect because it mixes A and D with C and omits B, thereby misrepresenting the social-justice orientation of a just transition.

Just transition aims to make the move away from fossil fuels fair by providing alternative jobs,social protection and retraining for affected workers and regions. The endpoint of this shift is a low carbon or carbon neutral economy. The stem refers to communities dependent on fossil fuels not being left behind in the shift to a different type of economy,which is clearly a low carbon economy. Hence Option C is correct.

Option A:
Carbon intensive economy describes the current pattern that relies heavily on fossil fuels and is precisely what the transition seeks to move away from. Therefore Option A cannot fit the blank.

Option B:
Conflict ridden economy refers to social conditions rather than emissions intensity. While unmanaged transitions can create conflict,the core idea of just transition is about moving toward low carbon systems fairly.

Option C:
Low carbon economies minimise greenhouse gas emissions through clean energy,efficiency and sustainable practices. Ensuring that this transformation is socially just is the heart of the just transition concept described in the stem.

Option D:
Speculative economy suggests dependence on unstable financial speculation and is not central to climate policy debates. It does not accurately complete the phrase in the question.