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UPSC 1998: According to Meadows (1972), if the present trends in world population, industrialisation, pollution, food production and resource depletion continue unchanged, the “Limits to Growth” on our planet will be reached in the next
(a)50 years
(b)100 years
(c)150 years
(d)200 years
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) 100 years
The 1972 ‘Limits to Growth’ study concluded that if existing trends in population, industrialisation, pollution, food production and resource use continued, “the limits to growth on this planet will be reached sometime within the next one hundred years.” ([ratical.org](https://ratical.org/corporations/limit2growth.html?utm_source=openai))
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The correct answer is option (b): 100 years. Watch the detailed video explanation in our Sherlocking Prelims course on UnlockIAS.
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 1998, GS Paper 1, as Question 42. It falls under Environment & Ecology > International Environmental Treaties & Summits.
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