Making equal access to opportunities available to everybody is the objective of which of the following pillars of human development?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Equity
The idea of human development stands on four pillars: equity, sustainability, productivity and empowerment.
Option (1) Productivity — Incorrect. Productivity means human labour productivity, the productivity of human work. It grows when people’s capabilities are built.
Option (2) Justice — Incorrect. Justice is not one of the four pillars of human development.
Option (3) Equity — Correct. Equity means that the opportunities open to people must be equal for everybody, whatever their gender, race, income or, in India, caste.
Option (4) Empowerment — Incorrect. Empowerment means having the power to make choices. It comes from greater freedom and capability.
NCERT (2026-27): “THE FOUR PILLARS OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Just as any building is supported by pillars, the idea of human development is supported by the concepts of equity, sustainability, productivity and empowerment.” “Equity refers to making equal access to opportunities available to everybody. The opportunities available to people must be equal irrespective of their gender, race, income and in the Indian case, caste.” |