Which of the following statements are correct?
(A) The Brundtland Commission emphasises protecting the future generation.
(B) Environmentalists argue that we have a moral obligation to hand over the planet earth in good order to the future generation.
(C) The present generation should promote preservation of the consumptive capacity of the world’s natural ecological system.
(D) The present generation should avoid imposing added costs or risks on future generations.
(E) We should leave to the next generation a stock of quality of life assets no less than what we have produced.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A), (B) and (D) only
Two statements change one word of the book’s lines on duty to the future generation.
(A) The Brundtland Commission emphasises protecting the future generation. — Correct. This is the Commission’s emphasis.
(B) Environmentalists argue that we have a moral obligation to hand over the planet earth in good order to the future generation. — Correct. This is the environmentalists’ argument.
(C) The present generation should promote preservation of the consumptive capacity of the world’s natural ecological system. — Incorrect. What is to be preserved is the regenerative capacity, the power of nature to renew itself.
(D) The present generation should avoid imposing added costs or risks on future generations. — Correct. This is one way to make development compatible with the future.
(E) We should leave to the next generation a stock of quality of life assets no less than what we have produced. — Incorrect. The stock should be no less than what we have inherited.
NCERT (2026-27): “7.4 Sustainable Development … 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; that is, the present generation should bequeath a better environment to the future generation. At least we should leave to the next generation a stock of ‘quality of life’ assets no less than what we have inherited. The present generation can promote development that enhances the natural and built environment in ways that are compatible with (i) conservation of natural assets (ii) preservation of the regenerative capacity of the world’s natural ecological system (iii) avoiding the imposition of added costs or risks on future generations. …” |