UPSC Sociology Optional 2025 Paper I Q.8A — Development and dependency

upsc cse main — Sociology optional paper (2025), Paper I, Question 8A (20 marks, about 250 words).

Section: Section B | Type: Optional question

Syllabus mapping: Chapter 10 — Education System & Social change | Topic c — Development and dependency.

Question: What do you understand by sustainable development? Discuss the elements of sustainable development as proposed in the UNDP's Sustainable Development Goals Report-2015.

प्रश्न: संधारणीय विकास से आप क्या समझते हैं? यू० एन० डी० पी० की सस्टेनेबल डेवेलपमेंट गोल्स रिपोर्ट-2015 में प्रस्तावित संधारणीय विकास के बिन्दुओं की विवेचना कीजिए।

Section B

8.(a)

संधारणीय विकास से आप क्या समझते हैं? यू० एन० डी० पी० की सस्टेनेबल डेवेलपमेंट गोल्स रिपोर्ट-2015 में प्रस्तावित संधारणीय विकास के बिन्दुओं की विवेचना कीजिए।

What do you understand by sustainable development? Discuss the elements of sustainable development as proposed in the UNDP's Sustainable Development Goals Report-2015.

20 Marks 250 words 10. Education System & Social change c. Development and dependency

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