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C. State ‘T’ for True or ‘F’ for False statements.

1. Sustainable development is primarily focused on meeting the needs of future generations,
even if it compromises the present.

2. The Brundtland Report highlighted the importance of economic growth at the expense of social
and environmental considerations.
3. The 1982 Nairobi Summit reviewed the progress in the decade since the Stockholm Conference

and emphasized the need for international cooperation.
4. Agenda 21, adopted at the Earth Summit in Rio, is a comprehensive blueprint for irresponsible
and unsustainable development.

5. Short-term solutions to sustainable development include encouraging illegal deforestation for
immediate economic gains.

6. Economic development is not considered one of the three pillars of sustainable development.
7. Goal 13 of Agenda 2030 focuses on conserving and sustainably using oceans for the benefit of

present and future generations.
8. Sustainable development principles include minimizing the depletion of natural resources and

influencing negative attitude towards the environment.

D. Very short answer type question.
1. What is Sustainable development?

2. Name four places where four World Summits of sustainable development took place.
3. What are the four R’s of environmental protection?

4. What do you understand by ecological footprint?
5. What do you mean by the urban challenge?

6. Write any of the two problems related to sustainable development.

E. Short answer type question.

1. What do you understand by sustainable development?
2. Describe any four problems associated with sustainable development.
3. Write two solutions for problems associated with sustainable development.

4. Write any five goals of agenda 2030.

5. How can you reduce your energy consumption?
6. How sustainability helps us to improve our ecosystem?

F. Long answer type question.

1. Describe the meaning and relevance of sustainable development.
2. Why is sustainable development important? Discuss its importance in context with modern times.

3. Write a note on the four world summits held on sustainable development.

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