SSC Sample Paper SSC (Group-C) Sample Test Paper-6

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    Over use of resource is called 'Tragedy of Commons". It was propounded by:

    A)  Garett Hardin            

    B)  Seligman

    C)  Adolph Wagner

    D)      A.P Lemier

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     In economics, the tragedy of the commons is the depletion of a shared resource by individuals, acting independently and rationally according to each one's self-interest, despite their understanding that depleting the common resource is contrary to the group's long-term best interests. In 1968, ecologist Garrett Hardin explored this social dilemma in "The Tragedy of the Commons", published in the journal Science.


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