School sanitation and environmental health – UGC NET Question

Statements A, B, C and E are correct because adequate toilets, clean water, handwashing and participatory clubs all support better health and learning outcomes. Statement D is false as school conditions clearly affect health, nutrition and ability to study. Statement F is false since poor waste management can attract vectors, create odour and contaminate the environment around schools. Hence, the combination A, B, C and E only is correct.

Option A:
Option A is incorrect as it omits E and so ignores the important role of student-led initiatives and peer learning in sustaining hygiene and environmental practices.

Option B:
Option B is correct because it includes all true statements (A, B, C, E) and excludes D and F, which wrongly deny the importance of school environment and waste management for health.

Option C:
Option C is incorrect since it omits A and underplays the gendered impact of toilet facilities on attendance, especially for adolescent girls.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect because it includes D, which is false (school environments do affect health and learning), so the combination cannot be correct.