Given below are two statements: Statement I: Some people suffer from what is…
2023
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Some people suffer from what is called Sick Building Syndrome (SBS).
Statement II: SBS is caused due to supply of polluted water in a particular building.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer: C. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect — ConceptSick Building Syndrome is a pattern of nonspecific health or comfort symptoms that occupants associate with time spent in a building, often without one…
- A.
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
- B.
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
- C.
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
- D.
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
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Correct answer: C
Concept
Sick Building Syndrome is a pattern of nonspecific health or comfort symptoms that occupants associate with time spent in a building, often without one identifiable illness or single cause.
Common contributing conditions involve indoor air quality, inadequate ventilation, chemical or biological contaminants, dampness, and related environmental factors.
Application
The first statement describes the recognized occurrence of SBS among some building occupants. The second statement assigns SBS to polluted water supplied in the building; that is not the recognized defining cause. Water damage can indirectly support microbial contamination, but this differs from polluted drinking-water supply causing SBS.
Contrast
“Both Statement I and Statement II are correct” treats the water-supply claim as an established cause.
“Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect” rejects the established occurrence of SBS.
“Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect” matches the distinction between recognized occupant symptoms and the unsupported water-supply claim.
“Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct” reverses that distinction.
Therefore, Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect.