ATTITUDE SCALE TOWARDS ENVIRONMENT

INSTRUCTIONS

Following are some statements related to Environmental Attitude. Please respond by

putting a tick mark (√) in the box given against each item (SA= Strongly Agree; A=Agree;
N=Neutral D=Disagree; SD=Strongly Disagree) that represents the extent to which you
Agree or Disagree the following statements. Please don’t leave any statement.

I.Water Conservation and Sanitation

S.No. Statements SA A N D SD

1. Improper waste disposal is a threat to environment

2. Waste water from houses and kitchen must be let out
properly.
3. To protect from contamination essential water quality
parameters have to be checked frequently.
4. Even a layman can do a lot to prevent pollution of the
environment
5. It is not necessary to spend money to clean the drainages,
because any way that will be washed away by rain.
6. I am in favour of saving drinking water resources from
pollution.
7. Natural causes of water pollution is threatening to drinking
water quality than the Manmade sources
8. The teaching learning program has helped us set priorities
in respect of management of local water resources.
9. The teaching learning program has/had a considerable
positive impact on the drinking water resources
10. It is not our responsibility to check whether water is good
or not.
11. Study about water supply and drainage system is important
to conserve water.
12. Proper initiation has to be taken take to repair leakage of
water from pipes, tanks etc. in school
13. High level of fluoride content in the water causes dental

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 and bone problems
14. Fluorosis can be prevented by drinking water rich of
fluorides.
15. Water pollution is not a serious problem because 80% of
the world is surface is water
16. Using water which is stored in plastic bottles is unhealthy.

II.Biodiversity and Greening

S.No. Item SA A N D SD
1. We should protect the environment for the wellbeing of
plants and animals rather than the welfare of humans.
2. Conservation is not important even if it lowers people’s
standard of living.
3. We should protect the environment even if some peoples
will suffer.
4. The balance of nature is very delicate and it can be easily
upset.
5. It is not wrong to hunt animals for food.
6. The government should increase its revenue by clearing
forests.
7. Environment related concepts can only be infused in
biology and geography.
8. Plants and animals have as much right as humans to exist.
9. I am not the kind of person who loves spending time in
wilderness .
10. When humans, interfere with nature it often causes
disastrous consequences.
11. Humans are severely abusing the environment.
12. Environmental education is the most interesting subject in
a school curriculum.
13. Plants and animals exist primarily to be used by humans.
14. Environmental studies makes us to think that animals

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 should have the same right to life as people.
15. I am not the kind of person who makes efforts to conserve
natural resources.
16. People should not care more about protection of the
environment.
17. Humans are as much a part of the ecosystem as other
animals.
18. Nature exists primarily for human use.
19. Humans are no more important in nature than other living
things.
20. I do not believe nature is valuable for its own sake.
21. Poisonous snakes that pose a threat to people should be
killed.
22. It is not wrong to hunt animals for commercial purposes
23. Organizing environmental field trips should be an integral
part of the school activities.
24. School should provide for setting up a school garden.
25. Turning new unused land over to cultivation and
agricultural development should not be stopped.
26. Habitual meat eaters need not change their food habits, for
just to show mercy towards animals.
27. Gardening helps in growing different varieties of plants
which are useful
28. Kitchen garden is economically not beneficial
29. Increased production of meat and milk made possible due
to animal breeding
30. Protection of rare animals like leopard, Rhino etc. is not
essential
31. Presenting medicinal plants like Alovera, Mint, and Tulasi
as a gift of occasion is a good habit
32. Conserving and propagating medicinal plants in local area
is not important
33. Through mixed cropping we can arrest the spreading of

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III.Culture and Heritage

S.No. Item SA A N D SD
1. Protection of environment is every individual’s first
priority.
2. Due to increase of population there is a demand for food.
3. Human beings have the right to modify the natural
environment to suit their needs.
4. I would like to join and actively participate in an
environmentalist group.
5. I’m not interested to support an environmental
organization.
6. One of the most important reasons to keep lakes and rivers
clean is so that people have a place to enjoy water sports.
7. We need to keep rivers and lakes clean in order to protect
the environment.
8. Nature is important because of what it can contribute of
the pleasure and welfare of humans.
9. It is important to cut trees in a farming region.
10. It is harmful for the environment to build houses in forest
areas.
11. I have less interest in activities based on environment
when compared to other co-curricular activities.
12. Cutting of forests is essential to increase area for
agricultural.
13. The government should increase its revenue by clearing
forests
14. Participation in afforestation programmes is a mere waste
of time and energy.
15. Field activities are waste of time,; the most important thing

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 is class work
16. School should schedule more field activities because they
help to understand environment problems better.
17. If we utilise old things which are repairable there is no
need of buying new one
18. Saving art of handicrafts is saving our culture and
tradition, it makes environment pollution free
19. With help of local service providers like tailors; plumbers
we can reuse the things which are repairable
20. It is enough to keep our houses clean and tidy
21. Our life style should be helpful to the environment
22. Using natural colours for rangoli is not eco-friendly
23. The close relationship between human beings and
domestic animals in villages are helpful to them.
24. People who leave their picnic litters in parks should not be
fined

IV.Energy Conservation and Waste Management

S.No. Item SA A N D SD
1. One should use energy resources such as solar, which
cause least pollution
2. One of the best things about recycling is that it saves
money.
3. Household waste management is the sole responsibility of
my parents.
4. Household waste disposal is the sole responsibility of the
local authorities.
5. I am not responsible for the generation of house hold
waste.
6. I don’t have a role to minimize the house hold waste.
7. I should not throw wastes here and there.
8. Awareness of environmental science cannot help in

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 finding the solutions to our environmental problems.
9. I do not care whether the goods I buy are harmful to nature
or not.
10. We save water and electricity at school and home.
11. Creating awareness on electricity can reduce electricity
bills and can save electricity.
12. We must save electricity by stopping the unnecessary use
of bulbs, fan, air coolers, fridges etc.
13. No need to create awareness on consumption and saving
of electricity and fuels.
14. Shops and supermarkets should be stopped from issuing
free paper bags to customers
15. When we buy a product, we must assess the type of
packaging and choose one that is recyclable
16. More and more hydroelectric power stations should be
created to meet the need of the people
17. One should use energy resources such as solar, which
cause least pollution
18. We must give priority to use and throw things than durable
19. Teaching learning programme has great impact on me
20. Reducing wastage of food, we can make it available to
some other people who are needy.
21. No need to produce energy giving resources like solar
energy, wind power etc.

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 ATTITUDE SCALE TOWARDS ENVIRONMENT

S. Area covered Total No. of Positive Questions Negative

No. Questions Questions
1. Water Conservation and 16 2,3,4,6,8,9,12,13,1 1,5,7,10,11,
Sanitation 7 (9) 14,16 (7)
2. Biodiversity and 33 1,3,4,8,10,11,12, 2,5,6,7,9,15,
Greening 13,14,17,18,23,24, 16,19,20,21,22,
26,27,29, 31,33 25,28,30,32 (15)
(18)
3. Culture and Heritage 24 1,2,4,7,8,10,16, 3,5,6,9,11,12,13,
17,18,19,21,23 (12) 14,15,20,22,24 (12)
4. Energy Conservation and 21 1,2,7,10,11,12,15, 3,4,5,6,8,9,
Waste Management 16,17,18,19,20 (12) 13,14, 22 (9)