EVS is Environmental Studies.This subject assists children to understand how things work and interact in their surroundings. At the primary stage, is an integrated subject area which draws upon insights from sciences (physical, chemical and biological), social studies (history,geography, political science, sociology etc) and environmental education (protection and conservation). It is aimed at developing in children a holistic or integrated perspective of the environment where he/she lives in.EVS helps children to explore their immediate self and beyond, to include his/her family (environment), neighbourhood, the locality and also the country.Teaching-learning experiences in EVS are visualised to help the child locate himself/herself in a larger context “ as part of a community, the country, etc.This organization of learning experience brings in a concept of mutual dependence of self with others and the natural environment, providing the child with a holistic perspective of the environment and the Planet Earth which we share with all other living organisms, and appreciate the interdependence and interrelatedness of all living things and life support systems.EVS, thus provides children with an understanding of how we interact with our environment “physical, biological, social and cultural, and how we are influenced by it.Important PointsObjectives of environmental studies at primary level:-To train children to locate and comprehend relationships between the natural,social and cultural environment.To develop an understanding based on observation and illustration, drawn from lived experiences and physical, biological, social and cultural aspects of life rather than abstractions.To create cognitive capacity and resourcefulness to make the child curious about social phenomena, starting with the family and moving on to wider spaces.To nurture the curiosity and creativity of the child particularly in relation to the natural environment (including artifacts and people).To develop curiosity and awareness about environment in children.To incorporate nature,values ,attitudes and emotions to encourage and maintain a quality environment.To develop an awareness about environmental issues.To engage the child in exploratory and hands-on activities to acquire basic cognitive and psychomotor skills through observation, classification,inference, etc.To emphasise design and fabrication, estimation and measurement as prelude to the development of technological and quantitative skills at later stages.To be able to critically address gender concerns and issues of marginalisation and oppression with values of equality and justice, and respect for humandignity and rights.To develop skills to solve environmental problems.Thus,it is concluded that Option 2 is correct.