Assertion (A): Sustainable Development is essential for the economic growth of the country.

Reason (R): Sustainable Development ensures that environment-friendly measures are adopted for crying out production processes.

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Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(A) is correct but (R) is wrong

(A) is wrong but (R) is correct

answer is A.

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Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Sustainable development refers to making optimum use of limited resources. It refers to development without damaging the environment or exploiting resources. There is a limited stock of resources, and if it is not used judiciously, there will be nothing left for future generations.
Sustainable development prevents ecological disbalance that may lead to the destruction of the environment. Without sustainable development, environmental pollution also rises. Sustainable development also promotes the use and development of alternative energy resources such as renewable sources like wind and solar.

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