Class 10 social guide unit.2 Lesson-1 Sustainable Development

 Very Short Answer Questions

1.  What is sustainable development? 

Ans: Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs is sustainable development.

2. What are the four dimensions of sustainable development according to UNESCO?

Ans: The four dimensions of sustainable development according to UNESCO are:

• Social

•Economic

• Natural, and

•Political

3.When and which commission brought the concept of sustainable development?

Ans: In 1983 through Brundtland commission, UNO brought the concept of sustainable development. 

4.What is meant by Brundtland commission?

Ans:In 1983, UN General Assembly passed a resolution to establish the world Commission on Environment and Development, Gro Hariem Brundtland, the then Prime Minister of Norway was appointed as the Chairperson. This commission is known as Brundtland Commission.  

5.  When and which commission brought the concept of sustainable development?

Ans: The concept of sustainable development was brought by the Brundtland commission

1987 AD.

Short Answer Questions

1.What are the things to be considered for the sustainable development? 

Ans: The things to be considered for the sustainable development are:

•It should be done without degrading environment.

•Maintain balance between environment and development.

•Conserve and protect the environmental resources. It should go side by side or parallelly.

•We should care for the bearing capacity of the earth.

• Project should be run according to the types of topography.

2.Write the advantages of sustainable development.

Ans: The advantages of sustainable development are as given:

•It helps to conserve environment and conduct development activities.

•It helps in poverty alleviation.

•It helps to use resources and means carefully.

•It makes development work long lasting and durable. 

•Increasement in employment opportunities. 

• Less chances of misuse of natural resources.

• It helps to gain human development and progress.

• It helps to maintain social justice and equality.

3.Mention the objectives of sustainable development. 

Ans: The objectives of sustainable development are:

> To help in the poverty alleviation.

>To conserve the environment effectively.

>To use resources and means carefully.

>To gain human development and progress.

4.What are the aspects to be considered while running projects according to the

concept of sustainable development?

Ans: The aspects to be considered while running projects according to sustainable development are:

>Meaningful participation of people in development.

>Discourage over exploitation of nature and natural resources.

>Environment friendly approach on development.

>Durable use and justifiable distribution of available means and resources.

>Approach on helping future as well as present generation for creating golden future. 

>Overall, geographical, social, economic aspects should be considered.

5.What should Nepal do for the sustainable development?

Ans: Nepal should do the following things for the sustainable development:

•Ban industries and vehicles that causes environment pollution.

•Establish of industry, factory, airport far from human settlement.

•Government should control illegal excavation of stone, sand, pebbles, etc from rivers

recklessly.

•Use of solar power and wind power instead of coal, petrol, gas as source of energy.

•We should not carry out any type of developmental activities which creates pressure on earth.

•Government should pay attention on judicious distribution of means and resources.

•Priority should be given to all for use and promotion of resources according to 3R concept.

6.Prepare a dialogue on the topic "Need of Sustainable Development".

Ans:

(Genesis and Shreejana are daughter and mother. Mother enters in her daughter's room as she heard her daughter reading.) 

Shreejana: Oh! You are reading about sustainable development. Tell me something about it then.

Genesis:Sustainable development is the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet  their own needs.

Shreejana:.  Can you give any example of it?

Genesis:.   (smiles). Why not? Careful use of natural resources, systematic management of drinking water and drainage, expansion of roadways, management of electricity and communication for urbanization and development are its examples.

Shreejana:   Why is sustainable development necessary? Clarify please.

Genesis: Sustainable development is necessary for conservation of natural

resources, control pollution, increasing public participation, increasing employment, eradication of poverty, emphasizing on balance development, ending social discrimination and to save the future of coming generations.

Shreejana:.   Good. You have understood the subject matter very clearly. I am pleased with you. 

7.What are the problems and challenges of implementation of sustainable development in Nepal? Write points. 

Ans: The problems and challenge of sustainable development are as follows:

•Political instability.

•Poverty is the root problem.

•Imbalance between environment and development.

•Lack of awareness about benefit of sustainable development.

•Lack of far sighted planning of the government.

•Lack of sufficient budget.

•Lack of manpower to run development programs according to the concept of sustainable development.

8."Unmanaged development is destruction". Discuss in groups on this statement and clarify it with example.

Ans: Unmanaged development refers to development activities that cause negative

and clarify it with example.

effect on environment. For example: expansion of town and cities without planned infrastructures, industries that increase pollution, mixing drainage and sewage in water sources, over use of pesticides, insecticides and chemical fertilizers, etc. unmanaged development results in destruction. Use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides causes several diseases and health hazards, scarcity of pure drinking water due to pollution. Here, unmanaged urbanization and industrialization increases pollution, shortage of drinking water, increase in dust and smoke resulting in health problem, loss of natural scene and beauty, etc. So, unmanaged development is destruction.

9.What are dimension of sustainable development according to UNESCO? Show

in a chart.

Ans: There are many dimensions of sustainable development which are concerned with

social, cultural, economic and humanitarian dimension. According to UNESCO, there

are four dimensions of sustainable development which are presented in a chart below:

Class 10 social guide unit.2  Lesson-1 Sustainable Development 

Niraj Pariyar