Consider the following statements about environmental concerns in history I. In the Indian Ocean region, early French and British scientists pondered over possible linkages of deforestation, the wholesale denuding of the native tree cover and the cycles o

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Q: 8 (CDS-II/2009)
Consider the following statements about environmental concerns in history
I. In the Indian Ocean region, early French and British scientists pondered over possible linkages of deforestation, the wholesale denuding of the native tree cover and the cycles of water replenishment.
II. In the USA, there were similar fears by the late 19 th century.
III. There was hardly any environmental concerns in the past about wider global impacts of the way, resources were used.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

CDS-II

stats: 

0,10,47,24,10,19,4

keywords: 

{'environmental concerns': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'deforestation': [2, 0, 0, 2], 'wider global impacts': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'native tree cover': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'resources': [3, 0, 3, 7], 'indian ocean region': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'possible linkages': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'similar fears': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'history': [0, 0, 1, 0]}

Option 1 is incorrect because it includes statement II, which states that there were similar concerns in the USA by the late 19th century. This statement is not mentioned in the question.

Option 2 is correct. It includes statement I, which states that early French and British scientists in the Indian Ocean region considered the link between deforestation and water cycles. This statement is mentioned in the question.

Option 3 is incorrect because it includes statement III, which states that there were hardly any environmental concerns in history about global impacts of resource use. This statement contradicts the information provided in the question, which mentions both French and British scientists in the Indian Ocean region and concerns in the USA.

Option 4 is incorrect because it includes statement II, which, as mentioned earlier, is not mentioned in the question.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 2, which includes statement I only.