Previous year MCQs

Environment & Ecology UPPSC 2019 GS-I
Question

Who has propounded the concept of 'Limit to Growth'?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Club of Rome

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Club of Rome”.
The Club of Rome propounded the concept of "Limits to Growth."

This influential 1972 report warned of the potential consequences of unchecked population and economic growth, given finite resources and environmental constraints.

The report used computer simulations to model the interactions between population, industrialization, resource depletion, pollution, and food production to predict potential global scenarios.

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