Arrange the following in correct chronological order.
(A) Our Common Future
(B) Population Bomb
(C) Limits to Growth
(D) Niti Aayog formed
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (B), (C), (A), (D)
(B) Population Bomb — Ehrlich’s book, published in 1968.
(C) Limits to Growth — by Meadows and others, 1972; with the first, it raised fears about the effect of development on the environment.
(A) Our Common Future — the Brundtland Commission’s report of 1987, which defined sustainable development.
(D) Niti Aayog formed — on 1 January 2015, replacing the Planning Commission.
NCERT (2025-26): “Planning and Sustainable Development in Indian Context On 1 January 2015, the NITI Aayog was formed.… Sustainable Development … The publication of ‘The Population Bomb’ by Ehrlich in 1968 and ‘The Limits to Growth’ by Meadows and others in 1972 further raised the level of fear among environmentalists in particular and people in general.… …The Commission gave its report (also known as Brundtland Report) entitled ‘Our Common Future’ in 1987.…” |