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Notion of sustainable development has emerged in phases:
(i) Rise in the awareness of environmental issues in western world.
(ii) Concern of people about undesirable effects of industrial development on the environment.
(iii) The publications like - ..The Population Bomb" and ..The Limits to Growth" further raised the issue.
Salient Features:
(i) It takes care of ecological, social and economic aspects of development.
(ii) It meets the needs of the present without compromising to the needs and aspirations of the future generations.
(iii) It takes into account the development of whole human being.
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  • The concept of sustainable development is related to

    A
    Rural development,
    B
    Environment
    C
    Growth Rate of GDP
    D
    Human development

  • The concept of sustainable development was popularised in—

    A
    1890,
    B
    1987,
    C
    1929,
    D
    1992

  • In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Passage: The concept of sustainable development provides a (1)........... for the integration of environmental policies and development strategies. Sustainable development (2)........... to meet the needs and aspirations of the present without compromising the (3)............ to meet those in the future. In other words, sustainable development is a (4)............ of change in which the exploitation of resources, the direction of investments, technological development and institutional changes are all in harmony and (5)............... both current and future potential to meet human needs and objectives. Select the most appropriate option that will fill in the blank number 1.

    A
    comparison
    B
    framework
    C
    figure
    D
    provision

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