Why can fixed central syllabi alone fail in EVS?
ALocal topics are unimportant
BLearning must be locale specific
CTeachers dislike all syllabi
DCentral bodies lack experts
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Learning must be locale specific
1. EVS must relate learning from local to global environmental issues.
2. Centrally developed syllabi cannot fit every locality, so material should be as locale specific as possible.
3. The other options give reasons the source never states.
_Source: NCERT Position Paper, National Focus Group on Habitat and Learning, 4.3.2 Syllabi and instructional material_
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