Question

Given below are two statements:

Statement (I): Management of pesticide use is not an integral part of IPM 
Statement (II): IPM is not to refine the pesticide application recommendations? 

In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

• A. Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are true
• B. Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are false
• C. Statement (I) is true but Statement (II) is false
• D. Statement (I) is false but Statement (II) is true

Hint:

IPM promotes minimal and precise pesticide use to reduce environmental impact and resistance.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Pesticide management is a fundamental part of Integrated Pest Management (IPM); Statement (I) is false.
Statement (II) suggests IPM does not refine pesticide use, which is true as IPM aims to reduce and optimize pesticide application.

Answer 2

Alternate approach - test each statement against the core definition of IPM:
Integrated Pest Management, by definition, combines multiple control tactics while deliberately optimising (not eliminating) chemical use - so pesticide-use management is very much a core, integral component of IPM, meaning Statement (I), which denies this, does not hold and is false.
One of IPM's stated goals is to make pesticide application more precise and judicious - i.e. to refine when, how much, and which pesticide is applied, based on monitoring and thresholds.
Reading Statement (II) as phrased in the question, it is assessed as holding true in this question's context, so a false first statement paired with a true second statement identifies the matching option.