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F ind Outind Out Our and our children’s future depends on our
ability to maintain, preserve and sustain the life
Find out what work is being done in India for support system which nature has provided us.
sustainable development.
4. Knowledge should be disseminated among Info Bits
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people so that resources can be used
optimally. For example, the Panchayati R a j Principles of sustainable development :
system in India is helping to spread knowledge q Respect and care for all forms of life.
in the villages about better techniques of
agricultural production. q Better quality of human life.
5. Both domestic and q Conservation of earth’s biodiversity.
international trade is q Reduce depletion of natural resources.
important for distribution q Proper attitude and practices towards
of resources and products conservation of environment.
from where they are
found or manufactured. Deforestation

v The development of a country and region depends upon the availability of different resources.
v Different values attached to a resource can be classified as legal, aesthetic, ethical and economic.
v Something becomes a resource only when it is being used or has potential to be used in the future.

v Resources can be classified on different basis, such as origin, renewability, utility and stage of development.
v Human resource is the most important resource as the development of other types of resources depends
on it.
v Over-consumption of many non-renewable resources is threatening their extinction in the near future, so
we have to exercise prudence in this matter.

A. Tick (3) the right option :
1. ______________ resources contribute the most significant part in the development and prosperity
of a country.
(a) natural (b) human (c) mineral

2. The ______________ resources are obtained from living things.
(a) biotic (b) abiotic (c) both
3. ______________ is not a man-made resource.
(a) monuments (b) roads (c) wildlife
4. ______________ is not a ubiquitous resource.
(a) sunlight (b) gold (c) water

5. On the basis of origin, resources can be divided into ______________ major groups.
(a) four (b) three (c) two
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