Q143 (UPPCS/2025) Environment & Ecology › Climate Change & Global Initiatives

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Sustainable development should take place without damaging the environment and development in the present time should not compromise with the needs of the future generations.
Reason (R) : Agenda 21 was signed by world leaders in 1995.
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
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(A) is false, but (R) is true

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(A) is true, but (R) is false

Result

Your answer: — · Correct: D

Explanation

Assertion (A) is correct. It provides the standard definition of sustainable development, which originated from the Brundtland Commission's 1987 report, "Our Common Future." This concept emphasizes that economic growth must be environmentally sound and socially equitable to ensure resources remain available for future generations.

Reason (R) is incorrect. Agenda 21 is a comprehensive plan of action to be taken globally, nationally, and locally by organizations of the United Nations System, Governments, and Major Groups in every area in which human impacts on the environment. It was adopted by more than 178 governments at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Earth Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992, not 1995.

Since the assertion is true but the reason is factually wrong, the correct option is D.

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