UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Statements A, B and D are correct because they explain the broad need for capacity building among institutions, educators and civil society actors. A refers to institutional capacity, B to educational roles and D to NGOs and communities. Statement C is incorrect as environmental training is relevant to many stakeholders, not just government officials. Option D includes C and omits B, so it cannot be the correct answer. The correct combination has to be A, B and D only.

Option A:
Option A is correct as it brings together A, B and D and excludes the narrow and incorrect view in C. It reflects the multi-stakeholder nature of environmental governance and education. Therefore, it matches the requirement of the question.

Option B:
Option B is incomplete because it ignores D, which rightly points to capacity needs in NGOs and communities. Excluding this dimension underestimates the importance of civil society in environmental action.

Option C:
Option C is incorrect since it includes C, which wrongly restricts environmental training to government officials. Even though B and D are correct, the inclusion of C invalidates the combination.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect because, by including C, it endorses the restrictive view on who needs environmental training and leaves out B, which stresses teacher training. This makes the set both incomplete and partly wrong.