According to NCERT, at least we should leave to the next generation a stock of ‘________’ assets no less than what we have inherited.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → quality of life
Environmentalists say the present generation has a moral obligation to the next one. At the least, we should leave behind a stock of ‘quality of life’ assets no smaller than the one we received.
NCERT (2026-27): “7.4 Sustainable Development … The Brundtland Commission emphasises on protecting the future generation. This is in line with the argument of the environmentalists who emphasise that we have a moral obligation to hand over the planet earth in good order to the future generation; that is, the present generation should bequeath a better environment to the future generation. At least we should leave to the next generation a stock of ‘quality of life’ assets no less than what we have inherited. …” |