Which one of the following is not an example of narrowly utilitarian…

The correct answer is Option (3) → Pollination

Option (1) Fire wood — Narrowly utilitarian. A direct product.

Option (2) Food — Narrowly utilitarian. A direct product.

Option (3) Pollination — Not narrowly utilitarian. Pollination is an ecosystem service, a broadly utilitarian reason.

Option (4) Tannins — Narrowly utilitarian. An industrial product.

Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2025 on 13-05-2025 (Slot 1).

NCERT Extract:
Why Should We Conserve Biodiversity? – “… The narrowly utilitarian arguments for conserving biodiversity are obvious; humans derive countless direct economic benefits from naturefood (cereals, pulses, fruits), firewood, fibre, construction material, industrial products (tannins, lubricants, dyes, resins, perfumes ) and products of medicinal importance. More than 25 per cent of the drugs currently sold in the market worldwide are derived from plants and 25,000 species of plants contribute to the traditional medicines used by native peoples around the world. Nobody knows how many more medicinally useful plants there are in tropical rain forests waiting to be explored. With increasing resources put into ‘bioprospecting’ (exploring molecular, genetic and species-level diversity for products of economic importance), nations endowed with rich biodiversity can expect to reap enormous benefits.”
Why Should We Conserve Biodiversity? – “The broadly utilitarian argument says that biodiversity plays a major role in many ecosystem services that nature provides.”
Why Should We Conserve Biodiversity? – “… Pollination (without which plants cannot give us fruits or seeds) is another service, ecosystems provide through pollinators layer – bees, bumblebees, birds and bats.”