Sustainable development meets the basic needs of all, particularly the poor majority. To meet these needs, it ensures the growth of which of the following?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Both (1) and (2)
Sustainable development meets the basic needs of the poor majority for employment, food, energy, water and housing. To meet these needs, it ensures the growth of agriculture, manufacturing, power and services.
Option (1) Agriculture and manufacturing — Correct statement, but it is only one of the correct points, so on its own it is not the answer.
Option (2) Power and services — Correct statement, but it is only one of the correct points, so on its own it is not the answer.
Option (3) Mining and real estate — Incorrect. Mining and real estate are not among the sectors whose growth sustainable development ensures.
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. …” |