निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए :
विकसित देश, विकासशील देशों के धारणीय मानव विकास की ओर जाने में सहायक हो सकते हैं
- 1.कम लागत पर परिष्कृत ऊर्जा स्रोत उपलब्ध करा कर
- 2.उनके सार्वजनिक परिवहन के सुधार के लिए नाममात्र ब्याज दरों पर ऋण उपलब्ध करा कर
- 3.उन्हें अपने उत्पादन और उपभोग के स्वरूपों को बदलने के लिए प्रोत्साहित कर
उपर्युक्त कथनों में से कौन-सा/से सही है/हैं?
Read this question in English
Consider the following statements:
Developed countries can support developing countries’ transition to sustainable human development by
1. making clean energy sources available at low cost
2. providing loans for improving their public transport at nominal interest rates
3. encouraging them to change their production and consumption patterns
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only · (b) 1 and 2 only · (c) 2 and 3 only · (d) 1, 2 and 3
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (b) केवल 1 और 2
The passage names what holds developing countries back — “the high costs and low availability of clean energy sources” — and cites public transport and infrastructure as steps that ease the damage. Real support therefore means removing these material barriers; merely encouraging a change of habits does not.
- ✓ 1. It answers the exact hurdle the passage names: developing countries are “hampered by the high costs and low availability of clean energy sources”.
- ✓ 2. The passage cites “investing in public transport and infrastructure” as a way to alleviate the worst effects; cheap loans let developing countries, held back by cost, do the same.
- ✗ 3. The passage does not say developing countries lack the will to change — it says they are hampered by cost and availability. Encouragement does not touch that barrier, so it is not the support the passage calls for.
Remember · In ‘how can X help Y’ items, match the help to the obstacle the passage names; exhortation is rarely the support meant.
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper II (2022, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·