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Per NCERT, what kind of development would you call 'NOT SUSTAINABLE' — based on the chapter's examples?
ADevelopment that overuses groundwater, exhausts coal/oil reserves, and damages the environment so future generations cannot meet their needs
BDevelopment that respects renewable energy
CDevelopment that protects forests
DAll development is sustainable by default
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Development that overuses groundwater, exhausts coal/oil reserves, and damages the environment so future generations cannot meet their needs
Per NCERT §Sustainability examples, resource overuse + environmental damage is the canonical 'unsustainable' development. The other options misstate.
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