Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Meeting the needs of all, as sustainable development requires, is a moral issue.
Reason (R): Meeting the needs of all requires redistributing resources.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Assertion (A): Meeting the needs of all, as sustainable development requires, is a moral issue. — True. Meeting the needs of all is called a moral issue.
Reason (R): Meeting the needs of all requires redistributing resources. — True. The needs of all can be met only by redistributing resources.
Why R explains A?
Redistribution means taking resources from some people and giving them to others who lack them. Deciding this is a question of right and fair sharing. So meeting the needs of all becomes a moral issue because it needs redistribution.
NCERT (2026-27): “7.4 Sustainable Development … Read the definition again. You will notice that the term ‘need’ and the phrase ‘future generations’ in the definition are the catch phrases. The use of the concept ‘needs’ in the definition is linked to distribution of resources. The seminal report — Our Common Future — that gave the above definition explained sustainable development as ‘meeting the basic needs of all and extending to all the opportunity to satisfy their aspirations for a better life’. Meeting the needs of all requires redistributing resources and is hence a moral issue. …” |