Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I | List-II | ||
| (A) | Appiko | (I) | The Brundtland Commission |
| (B) | Central Pollution Control Board | (II) | Neem trees |
| (C) | Protecting the future generation | (III) | Karnataka |
| (D) | Biopest Control | (IV) | 1974 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
Each item is linked to protecting the environment, by people, by the government or in farming.
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Appiko | (III) Karnataka | The Chipko movement protected forests in the Himalayas. In Karnataka a similar movement was called Appiko, which means ‘to hug’. |
| (B) Central Pollution Control Board | (IV) 1974 | The government set up the Central Pollution Control Board in 1974 to deal with water and air pollution. |
| (C) Protecting the future generation | (I) The Brundtland Commission | The Brundtland Commission stresses protecting the future generation. This is the idea behind sustainable development. |
| (D) Biopest Control | (II) Neem trees | Pest-controlling chemicals are taken from neem. Such pesticides based on plant products replace harmful chemical pesticides. |
NCERT (2026-27): Indian Economic Development — Chapter 7: Environment and Sustainable Development
NCERT (2026-27): “7.4 Sustainable Development …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. 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… …Biopest Control: With the advent of green revolution, the entire country entered into a frenzy to use more and more chemical pesticides for higher yield.… To meet this challenge, efforts are on to bring in better methods of pest control. One such step is the use of pesticides based on plant products. Neem trees are proving to be quite useful. Several types of pest controlling chemicals have been isolated from neem and these are being used.…” |
