alleryStart learning →Sustainable development aims to meet today's needs without
ABuilding any new cities
BHarming future needs
CGrowing any new crops
DUsing any metal ores
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Harming future needs
Sustainable development means meeting present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs.
Keep practising Natural resources and their conservation
Browse all Natural resources and their conservation questions for Olympiad (Class 7), or explore more Science topics.
Related questions
Yearly river floods on cropland help farming by returningAlternating deep-rooted and shallow-rooted crops improves soilA lake replenishes 10 tonnes of fish yearly and 8 tonnes are caught. The catch isAlong with agriculture, extractive industries form the economy'sWhich is an indirect driver of resource depletion?Clearing forest for more farmland mainly lowersA farming system that can last over the long term is calledAt a basic level, every man-made product is made from