Sustainable development aims at decreasing the absolute poverty of the poor by providing lasting and secure livelihoods. These livelihoods should minimise:
(A) resource depletion
(B) environmental degradation
(C) cultural disruption
(D) economic growth
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A), (B) and (C) only
Sustainable development tries to reduce absolute poverty through lasting and secure livelihoods. These livelihoods should cause as little harm as possible.
(A) resource depletion — Correct. Livelihoods should minimise the using up of resources.
(B) environmental degradation — Correct. They should minimise harm to the environment.
(C) cultural disruption — Correct. They should minimise disruption of culture.
(D) economic growth — Incorrect. Sustainable development ensures growth of agriculture, manufacturing, power and services to meet basic needs; it does not try to minimise growth.
NCERT (2026-27): “7.4 Sustainable Development … In more specific terms, sustainable development aims at decreasing the absolute poverty of the poor by providing lasting and secure livelihoods that minimise resource depletion, environmental degradation, cultural disruption and social instability. Sustainable development is, in this sense, a development that meets the basic needs of all, particularly the poor majority, for employment, food, energy, water, housing, and ensures growth of agriculture, manufacturing, power and services to meet these needs. …” |