Which national curriculum framework (NCF) recommended Environmental studies to be taught as an integrated curricular area at the primary level?
a.NCF-2005
b.NCF-1988
c.NCF-2000
d.None of these

Hint: The environment should be protected and saved and for this there are many awareness programmes and other steps were taken by the government. The National Curriculum Framework is a committee that looks into such social issues and takes appropriate steps for its control.

Complete answer:
As we know that our government always makes changes in the education system from time to time for the development of the students and also to make the students more aware of social issues. The environmental issue is one of the major issues we are facing nowadays and it is very important to create awareness regarding this issue in a very early stage. Therefore, to keep this in mind the National Curriculum Committee (NCT) of 2000 recommended that the environmental studies be taught as an integrated curriculum at the primary level. The NCT is formed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training that is NCERT in India to make the students aware of the environmental issues from the primary level.
Additional information: Environmental studies are important because we should know about the factors that affect the environment. Let’s understand something about the environmental issues; assimilation is the ability of pollutants to be absorbed by the environment and does not show detrimental effects to the environment. The waste products are the unwanted and unusable products that are found in our home and industries that are discarded in the garbage. Among these wastes, some waste is non-biodegradable products that get absorbed by the environment and cause very adverse effects. The inefficient waste management by the municipal cooperation creates negative impacts on the environment like water pollution, air pollution, and soil pollution, it also involves obstruction of drains and damage to biodiversity. Now, natural resources are very important for human life and overuse of resources may result in many effects on the environment. The non-renewable natural resources like coals, minerals, etc if used without any limit there will be a day when we are left with no resources and then the lifestyle get very difficult to manage. These resources are used by us to produce electricity, fuels, etc. and the over use of these can harm the upcoming generation.

Hence, the correct answer is option(c).

Note: The environmental studies not just included the issues but also made us understand how to solve the issues by reducing the waste, use of recycling products, lower use of plastics, importance of trees and plants, importance of water, and many more criteria to protect our environment.