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Read the following passages and select the most appropriate options as answers to the questions given below them:The concept of sustainable development was popularised in 1987 by the World Commission on Environment and Development. In its report it defined the idea as “Development that meets the needs of the present, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs”, i.e., without stripping the natural world of resources future generations would need.In the zoo at Lusaka, Zambia, there is a cage where the notice reads, ‘The world’s most dangerous animal’. Inside the cage there is no animal but a mirror where you see yourself. Thanks to the efforts of a number of agencies in different countries, a new awareness has now dawned upon the most dangerous animal in Jhe world. He has realised the wisdom of shifting from a system based on domination to one based on partnership.1. ‘Sustainable Development’ means …………A. development of environment.B. awareness of environment.C. development to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations.D. immediate development at any cost.2. It would be a chief concern of sustainable development ……………..A. to care for the needs of future generations.B. not to bar the natural world of resources.C. meeting the needs of the present at any cost.D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’3. Who, according to the notice in the zoo at Lusaka, is the world’s most dangerous animal ?A. ChimpanzeeB. SpaceC. Man himselfD. Still not found4. What wisdom has man realised today ?A. Shift from a system based on partnership to the one based on demination.B. Shift from a system based on demination to the one based on partnership.C. Awareness of being developed.D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’

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1. C. development to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations.

2. D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’

3. C. Man himself

4. B. Shift from a system based on demination to the one based on partnership.



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