Sustainable consumption and lifestyles – UGC NET Question

Statements A, B, D and E are correct as they outline behavioural, social, policy and educational pathways for sustainable consumption. Lifestyle choices across sectors matter, norms and role models influence behaviour, policies create enabling structures and awareness helps people understand impacts. Statements C and F are false because culture and values also shape consumption, and sustainable consumption goes beyond recycling to address volumes and patterns of use. Hence, the correct combination is A, B, D and E only.

Option A:
Option A is incomplete because it leaves out D and E, thereby ignoring the roles of policy tools and education in shifting consumption. It focuses only on individual and social aspects without structural supports.

Option B:
Option B is correct since it gathers the four true statements while excluding C and F, which oversimplify determinants and scope. It reflects the multi-layered strategies needed for sustainable consumption.

Option C:
Option C is incorrect as it includes F and omits D. F wrongly narrows sustainable consumption to recycling, ignoring issues like overconsumption and product lifecycles, while leaving out D underplays the influence of public policy.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect because it accepts F and excludes A, thereby ignoring the central role of daily lifestyle choices while retaining a misleadingly narrow view of sustainable consumption.