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[Practice MCQ with Prelims Tricks] With reference to Delhi's air pollution and its relation to surrounding agricultural practices, consider the following statements:

Statement 1: Incorrect

  • Delhi’s PM2.5 spike in Oct–Nov is high due to stubble burning, but vehicles, industries, construction dust, waste burning, and weather also contribute.
  • “Sole significant contributor” → an extreme/absolute word.
  •  Trick:  In UPSC, extreme words like sole, only, entirely often make a statement wrong.

Statement 2: Correct

  • GRAP measures (traffic limits, construction bans, industrial curbs) have shown some improvement, even if temporary.
  •   Trick:  No extreme wording here → factual & moderate → mostly correct.
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