A class carries out the waste management survey suggested as a project. The steps followed are:
Step P: Each student visits two houses in the colony.
Step Q: The student asks the heads of the household the survey questions.
Step R: The answers are written down.
Step S: (missing)
Which of the following should be Step S?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Compare the responses of all the students to see people's attitudes and awareness.
Option (1) Compare the responses of all the students to see people's attitudes and awareness. — Correct. The last step pools the work. Students compare the responses collected by all of them to see what attitudes and awareness people show about waste at home.
Option (2) Copy each household's answers under Column 3 and compare them with Column 1. — Incorrect. Copying ratings under Column 3 and comparing them with Column 1 is a step of the interpersonal judgment exercise between two friends. The survey has no columns; it collects written answers.
Option (3) Ask each head to rate the family's habits from 1 (Very bad) to 5 (Very good). — Incorrect. A 1 to 5 scale from very bad to very good is a way to show the valence of an attitude. The survey asks open questions and writes down the answers; nobody rates habits.
Option (4) Ask each household to use separate dustbins and visit it again after a month. — Incorrect. The survey only finds out what people do with their garbage. Asking families to change their habits and checking again later is an attempt at attitude change.
NCERT (2026-27): “Attitudes Towards and Awareness of Waste Management : A Survey The problem of household garbage (domestic waste) is common in most Indian cities. The concern for a clean environment is increasing, but we do not know to what extent citizens know how to dispose of the garbage that collects in their household. Along with some of your classmates, conduct a survey in your own colony to find out what people do about household garbage. Each student may visit two houses in their colony, and ask the heads of the household the following questions. Their answers must be written down. …” “What can you do (personally) to make your colony/neighbourhood more clean? Compare the responses collected by all the students, and see what kind of attitudes and awareness people show about waste management at the household level.” |