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“Edward Barbier… (Class 12 Economics SQP 2025-26, Q29A)

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EconomicsCBSE Class 12 · Sample paper, session 2025-26 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 12 Economics sample paper 2025-26: question 29(A)

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2025-26, section B, question 29(A), for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q29(A) · 3 marks · Short answerEnvironment and Sustainable Development

“Edward Barbier defined Sustainable Development as a strategy which is directly concerned with increasing the material standard of living of the poor at the grass root level.”
Elaborate the given statement.

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2025-26.

Hints

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Hint 1

Whom does Barbier focus on?

Hint 2

Name measurable signs of a better standard of living.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. Sustainable development meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs.

    1 mark

  2. Edward Barbier links it directly to the poor: it should raise their material standard of living through measurable increases in income, education, health care, sanitation and water supply.

    1 mark

  3. Its aim is to reduce absolute poverty by creating lasting livelihoods while minimising resource depletion, environmental harm, cultural disruption and social instability.

    1 mark

Answer: Barbier: sustainable development should raise the living standard of the poor (income, health, education, sanitation) and cut absolute poverty while limiting damage to resources and environment.

Where the marks are

  • Meaning and Barbier's view elaborated (marked as a whole, 3)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Environment and Sustainable Development, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paperSample paper 2025-26: every question, by section.

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