Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Traditionally, Indian people have been more a controller of the environment than a component of it.
Statement II: Traditional healthcare systems such as Ayurveda and Unani were ignored because they caused large-scale damage to the environment.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Both Statement I and Statement II are false.
Both statements reverse the points made about traditional knowledge and practices.
Statement I: Traditionally, Indian people have been more a controller of the environment than a component of it. — False. Indian people have been more a component of the environment and not its controller.
Statement II: Traditional healthcare systems such as Ayurveda and Unani were ignored because they caused large-scale damage to the environment. — False. These systems were ignored because of the sudden onslaught of the western system of treatment. Traditional practices have been environment friendly; the damage came only after we drifted away from them.
NCERT (2026-27): “7.5 Strategies for Sustainable Development … Traditional Knowledge and Practices: Traditionally, Indian people have been close to their environment. They have been more a component of the environment and not its controller. If we look back at our agriculture system, healthcare system, housing, transport etc., we find that all practices have been environment friendly. Only recently have we drifted away from the traditional systems and caused large scale damage to the environment and also our rural heritage. Now, it is time to go back. … With the sudden onslaught of the western system of treatment, we ignored our traditional systems such as Ayurveda, Unani, Tibetan and folk systems. These healthcare systems are in great demand again for treating chronic health problems. …” |