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UPPSC 2012 GS-1 Environment & Ecology
Question

Sustainable development is a case of inter-generational sensibility in respect of use of

Answer & Solution

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Option A: natural resources

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “natural resources”.
Sustainable development is a case of inter-generational sensibility in respect of the use of natural resources.

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