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Towards Sustainability
Social Science · Kerala SSLC (Class 10) · English Medium · 20 questions and answers
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- Q: What is sustainable development?
- A: Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
- Q: Which report gave the widely accepted definition of sustainable development?
- A: The Brundtland Report titled 'Our Common Future' (1987) gave the widely accepted definition of sustainable development.
- Q: What are natural resources?
- A: Natural resources are the useful materials obtained from nature, such as water, air, soil, minerals, forests and sunlight.
- Q: What are renewable resources?
- A: Renewable resources are resources that can be renewed or replenished naturally within a short time, such as solar energy, wind, water and forests.
- Q: What are non-renewable resources?
- A: Non-renewable resources are resources that take millions of years to form and get exhausted with use, such as coal, petroleum and natural gas.
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