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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 32/2/1 · 4 marks · Case-based

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2024: question 35

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 32/2/1, section E, question 35, for 4 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q35 · 4 marks · Case-basedCompetency-basedForest and Wildlife Resources

Read the following source and answer the questions that follow:

Project Tiger

Tiger is one of the key wildlife species in the faunal web. In 1973, the authorities realized that the tiger population had dwindled to 1,827 from an estimated 55,000 at the turn of the 20th century. The major threats to tiger population are numerous, such as poaching for trade, shrinking habitat, depletion of prey base species, growing human population, etc. The trade of tiger skins and the use of their bones in traditional medicines, especially in the Asian countries left the tiger population on the verge of extinction. Since India and Nepal provide habitat to about two-thirds of the surviving tiger population in the world, these two nations become prime targets for poaching and illegal trading.

"Project Tiger", one of the well publicised wildlife campaigns in the world, was launched in 1973. Tiger conservation has been viewed not only as an effort to save an endangered species but with equal importance as a means of preserving biotypes of sizeable magnitude. Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand, Sunderbans National Park in West Bengal, Bandhavgarh National Park in Madhya Pradesh, Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajasthan, Manas Tiger Reserve in Assam and Periyar Tiger Reserve in Kerala are some examples of the tiger reserves in India.

  1. (35.1)

    Why was 'Project Tiger' considered a significant step for Tiger Conservation?

    1 mark
  2. (35.2)

    What role did India play in the global tiger population?

    1 mark
  3. (35.3)

    Mention any two major threats to the wildlife species.

    2 marks

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 32/2/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Ask what Project Tiger set out to do, and what else it protected besides tigers.

Hint 2

Look for the share of the world's tigers found in India and Nepal.

Hint 3

The source lists threats such as poaching, shrinking habitat and loss of prey; pick two.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. (35.1) Project Tiger was an effort to save a single species on a large scale. It tackled the decline in tiger numbers and indirectly protected whole ecosystems.

    1 mark

  2. (35.2) India and Nepal provide habitat to about two-thirds of the world's surviving tigers. India launched Project Tiger in 1973 and has many tiger reserves to protect them.

    1 mark

  3. (35.3) Threat 1: poaching for trade. Tigers are illegally hunted for skins and bones used in traditional medicines.

    1 mark

  4. Threat 2: habitat loss. Deforestation, urban expansion and agriculture shrink the habitat, and prey species also decline.

    1 mark

Answer: (35.1) It saved a species on a large scale and protected ecosystems. (35.2) India holds about two-thirds of tigers with Nepal and launched Project Tiger. (35.3) Poaching and habitat loss.

Where the marks are

  • 35.1 Any one valid reason (1 mark)
  • 35.2 Any one valid role (1 mark)
  • 35.3 First threat with explanation (1 mark)
  • 35.3 Second threat with explanation (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Forest and Wildlife Resources, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2024 board paper, set 32/2/1: every question, by section.

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