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Why is the issue of… (Class 10 Social Science 2023, Q29)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 32/6/1 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2023: question 29

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/6/1, section C, question 29, for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q29 · 3 marks · Short answerDevelopment

Why is the issue of sustainability important for development? Explain with examples.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 32/6/1.

Hints

Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.

Hint 1

What happens to health if pollution rises?

Hint 2

Give an example of a renewable resource that can be overused.

Hint 3

What is the problem with a fixed stock of resources?

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. Development must be sustainable because protecting the environment from pollution safeguards people's health and quality of life, and development depends on a conserved environment.

    1 mark

  2. Renewable resources like groundwater, solar and wind energy can sustain development, but even they can be overused, e.g. using more groundwater than rain replenishes.

    1 mark

  3. Non-renewable resources such as coal and oil have a fixed stock and will be exhausted, so their use must be checked. New discoveries add to the stock only for a time, so future generations must be considered.

    1 mark

Answer: Sustainability protects the environment and resources so development can continue for present and future generations.

Where the marks are

  • Environment protection and quality of life (1 mark)
  • Renewable resources with example, e.g. groundwater (1 mark)
  • Non-renewable resources limited and need checking (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Development (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Development, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2023 board paper, set 32/6/1: every question, by section.

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