First of all, the map is not related to the questions, and it's no help
in answering them.
#1).
Form this short list, the country most associated with limitations on
personal freedoms is the People's Republic of China.
#2).
China is definitely struggling with air and water pollution, especially
in its big cities.
So the answer boils down to either 'B' or 'C', and I think I'm going to
partially punt here.
On the whole, Japan has a more active economy, is more technologically
advanced, and is more ethnically homogeneous than India. Also, whereas
Japan has a long history of political evolution and home rule, India is one of
those places that are still recovering from life as a British colony. So you'd
expect that Japan has a better handle on its environment.
Still, in the very short run, like only the past 3 years, Japan was shaken by
the catastrophic destruction of the Fukushima nuclear power plant in March
of 2011, and they'll be fighting radioactive air and water pollution for years to
come on account of that single disaster alone.
So the answer could go either way . . . 'B' or 'C'.
