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Mr. Palani is… (Class 10 Social Science SQP 2023-24, Q23)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2023-24 · 2 marks · Very short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science sample paper 2023-24: question 23

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2023-24, section B, question 23, for 2 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q23 · 2 marks · Very short answerCompetency-basedAgriculture

Mr. Palani is from Tamil Nādu, wishes to cultivate either Tea or Wheat. Which one of the crops out of the two can he cultivate in his state? Substantiate your answer with any two reasons.

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2023-24.

Hints

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Hint 1

Which of the two is a plantation crop of hilly, humid regions?

Hint 2

Think about the soil, temperature and rainfall tea needs.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. Mr. Palani can cultivate tea in Tamil Nadu (the Nilgiri hills), since the soil and climate suit it. Wheat is a rabi crop of cool, dry winters and is not suited to the state.

  2. Reason 1: Tea needs a tropical or sub-tropical climate, deep, fertile, well-drained laterite soil rich in humus, and a warm, moist, frost-free climate all year round.

    1 mark

  3. Reason 2: Frequent showers spread evenly across the year ensure continuous growth of tender leaves.

    1 mark

Answer: Tea

Where the marks are

  • Chooses tea (needed to support the reasons)
  • Soil and climate reason: laterite soil, warm, moist, frost-free climate (1 mark)
  • Evenly distributed rainfall giving continuous leaf growth (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Agriculture, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paperSample paper 2023-24: every question, by section.

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