CBSE Class 10 Science 2019 · Paper 31/4/2 · Question 15
What is exploitation of resources with short term aims ? List its four advantages.
Answer
Excessive use of resources for immediate benefit, ignoring future generations; it brings fast industrial growth, rapid development, large output and more employment.
Exploitation of resources with short-term aims: The excessive use of natural resources so that their benefits are available immediately to the present generation, without thinking of their availability for future generations.
Advantages:
(i) Industrial growth is fast.
(ii) Development takes place rapidly.
(iii) Resources are used to their maximum, giving large immediate output and profits.
(iv) The economy grows and more employment is generated.
Any other relevant advantage, such as meeting the immediate needs of a growing population, also earns credit.
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