Identify correct statements with reference to sustainable development.
(A) Sending girls to school.
(B) Expanding opportunities.
(C) Building people's capabilities in the areas of health and education.
(D) Intensifying social discriminations.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (B) and (C) only
Sustainability means continuity in the availability of opportunities. Each generation must have the same opportunities and choices as the one before it.
(A) Sending girls to school. — Correct. If girls are sent to school, opportunities stay open for them when they grow up. Without schooling, their career choices are cut short.
(B) Expanding opportunities. — Correct. Sustainable development keeps opportunities and choices available, now and for future generations.
(C) Building people’s capabilities in the areas of health and education. — Correct. Better health and knowledge make people more productive. Capable people keep creating choices for the future.
(D) Intensifying social discriminations. — Incorrect. Discrimination shuts groups of people out of opportunities. It works against sustainable development.
Note: The given answer is as per the official NTA Answer Key. The book does not place (B) and (C) under sustainability in these words. It defines sustainability as continuity in the availability of opportunities, and it links building capabilities in people with productivity, another pillar of human development.
NCERT (2026-27): “Sustainability means continuity in the availability of opportunities. To have sustainable human development, each generation must have the same opportunities. … A good example is about the importance of sending girls to school. If a community does not stress the importance of sending its girl children to school, many opportunities will be lost to these young women when they grow up.” “Productivity here means human labour productivity or productivity in terms of human work. Such productivity must be constantly enriched by building capabilities in people.” |