Environment & Ecology · Pollution and Health Impacts
Consider the following statements: Statement I: India faces a massive public health threat from air pollution, with exposure contributing significantly to annual mortality due to stroke, COPD, cardiac ailments, and respiratory diseases. Statement II: Outdoor air pollution is classified as a Group 1 carcinogen by the WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream, causing systemic inflammation. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
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- 1Statement I is incorrect, but Statement II is correct.
- 2Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect.
- 3Both Statement I and Statement II are correct, but Statement II is not the correct explanation for Statement I.
- 4Both Statement I and Statement II are correct, and Statement II is the correct explanation for Statement I.✓
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Both Statement I and Statement II are correct, and Statement II is the correct explanation for Statement I.
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