{"id":2856,"date":"2026-04-22T20:03:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2856"},"modified":"2026-04-22T20:03:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:33:25","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/prelims\/consider-the-following-statements-15","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements:\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Statement I:<\/strong>&nbsp;Circular economy reduces the emissions of greenhouse gases.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Statement II:<\/strong>&nbsp;Circular economy reduces the use of raw materials as inputs.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Statement III:<\/strong>&nbsp;Circular economy reduces wastage in the production process.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>Both Statement II and Statement III are correct and both of them explain Statement I<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both Statement II and Statement III are correct but only one of them explains Statement I\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only one of the Statements II and III is correct and that explains Statement I\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neither Statement II nor Statement III is correct\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (a) Both Statement II and Statement III are correct and both of them explain Statement I<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>circular economy<\/strong>\u00a0is a\u00a0<strong>model of production and consumption that emphasises sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing, and recycling existing materials and products<\/strong>\u00a0for as long as possible. This approach helps create a closed-loop system that minimises waste and reduces the need for new resource extraction.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>According to the\u00a0<strong>Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)<\/strong>\u00a0Sixth Assessment Report (2023), human activities such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and intensive agriculture have contributed significantly to global warming, leading to an estimated 1.1\u00b0C increase in average temperature since the early 20th century.<strong>\u00a0A circular economy mitigates these impacts by reducing waste, lowering resource consumption, and decreasing greenhouse gas emissions through sustainable practices.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With the global population increasing, so does the demand for raw materials. However, many essential natural resources are finite.\u00a0<strong>The circular economy reduces dependence on virgin materials by promoting the reuse and recycling of products,\u00a0<\/strong>conserving resources, and protecting ecosystems, thereby supporting biodiversity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The circular economy also targets waste reduction during production by promoting efficient design and resource reuse<\/strong>. For example, agricultural waste like animal manure is repurposed into organic fertiliser and biogas, which supports sustainable farming and energy use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The_Circular_Economy_concept-1024x522.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53926\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Circular Economy<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Circular-economy-1024x692.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53925\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Statement I:&nbsp;Circular economy reduces the emissions of greenhouse gases.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Statement II:&nbsp;Circular economy reduces the use of raw materials as inputs.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Statement III:&nbsp;Circular economy reduces wastage in the production process.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Answer: (a) Both Statement II and Statement III are correct and both of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[38],"years":[63],"class_list":["post-2856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-prelims","category-upsc","tag-indian-economy","years-63"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":3,"label":"Prelims"},{"value":1,"label":"UPSC"}],"post_tag":[{"value":38,"label":"Indian Economy"}],"years":[{"value":63,"label":"2025"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"LotusArise","author_link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/author\/team-lotusarise"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":3,"name":"Prelims","slug":"prelims","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":1,"count":1251,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":3,"category_count":1251,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Prelims","category_nicename":"prelims","category_parent":1},{"term_id":1,"name":"UPSC","slug":"upsc","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1269,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":1269,"category_description":"","cat_name":"UPSC","category_nicename":"upsc","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":38,"name":"Indian Economy","slug":"indian-economy","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":38,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":225,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2856"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2856\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2856"},{"taxonomy":"years","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/years?post=2856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}