IGDTUW 2026 — English PYQ

Step-by-Step Explanation:

1. Understanding the Core Concept: The question relates to waste management practices and the conservation of natural resources, often categorized under the 3 R's principle: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.

2. Analyzing the Action (Car-pooling & Public Transport):

   • When multiple individuals travel together via a single public bus/train or share a single car (car-pooling) instead of driving separate individual vehicles, the total number of vehicles actively running on the road goes down.

   • This action directly decreases the total consumption of fossil fuels (petrol or diesel) and significantly lowers the emission of harmful greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

3. Evaluating the Options against the 3 R's Definition:

   • Reduce: Consuming less, generating less waste, or decreasing the usage of a particular resource.

     Car-pooling/Public Transport=Decreased consumption of fuel→Reduce

   • Reuse: Using an item multiple times for the same or a different purpose before discarding it (e.g., refilling a water bottle).

   • Recycle: Processing waste materials into new usable products (e.g., turning old newspapers into cardboard).

   • Sustainable Development: A much broader socioeconomic and ecological objective ensuring resources meet current human needs without compromising future generations. While car-pooling supports this goal, the specific localized practice is fundamentally an direct example of the Reduce strategy.

Therefore, the action is categorized as an effort to Reduce fossil fuel consumption and carbon footprint.