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SSC CPO 2023 PYQ — Question 48

SSC CPO - 05 Oct 2023 - Shift 1 • English • Q48

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Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

As the world’s population approaches 8 billion and resource use intensifies, pollution is ever more extensive, pervasive, and persistent. It affects our health through the food we eat, the water we drink and the air we breathe. By 2025, the world’s cities will produce 2.2 billion tonnes of waste every year, more than three times the amount produced in 2009. That said, pollution is not a new phenomenon and is largely controllable and often avoidable, as shown in some countries and cities that have succeeded in decoupling economic growth from pollution and waste accumulation. With the end goal to eradicate all forms of pollution by 2030, the UN Environment Programme was tasked by the UN Environment Assembly to coordinate the implementation of a global plan reiterating that pollution is not only an environmental priority, it's a priority for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Which of the following most accurately states the central idea of the passage?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Pollution free planet.

The central idea of the passage is most accurately represented by "Pollution-free planet." The passage discusses the extensive and persistent nature of pollution due to population growth and intensified resource use. It emphasizes the impact of pollution on health and the environment, highlighting the projected increase in waste production. The passage also points out that pollution is controllable and details the efforts by the UN Environment Programme to eradicate pollution by 2030. While the other options are mentioned, they are not the primary focus; the main theme is achieving a pollution-free planet.