Which of the following statements in the context of income-environment relationship is/are correct? 1. Pollution trends tend to follow an inverse-U shaped relationship across different stages of economic development. 2. In the beginning stage, pollution increases due to urbanization and industrialization. 3. In the later stage, pollution declines due to structural changes towards services sector. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Correct answer: c) 1,2 and 3. Key Points- As there is a structural change in society towards the service sector, the level of pollution caused keeps declining. Explanation- In the early stage of economic development, forests are converted into manufacturing hubs which leads to high environmental degradation and pollution. Service sector causes less pollution than other sectors, thus after the structural change towards the service sector, there is a decline in the level of pollution. Hence the correct option is Option C i.e. 1,2 and 3.

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