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UPPCS · Question 143

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Sustainable development should take place without damaging the environment, and development in the present should not compromise the needs of future generations. Reason (R): Agenda 21 was signed by world leaders in 1995. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. (A) is false, but (R) is true
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  3. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  4. (A) is true, but (R) is false
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Answer: (D) (A) is true, but (R) is false

Explanation

The Assertion is the Brundtland definition. Agenda 21 was adopted at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, not in 1995.