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Suggest any two ways… (Class 10 Social Science 2024, Q22a)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 32/3/1 · 2 marks · Very short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2024: question 22(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 32/3/1, section B, question 22(a), for 2 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q22(a) · 2 marks · Very short answerResources and Development

Suggest any two ways to solve the problem of land degradation.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 32/3/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Think of what you can do with trees and grazing.

Hint 2

Think of mining and industries.

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. Afforestation and proper management of grazing land (pastures) checks degradation. In arid areas, plant shelter belts, control overgrazing and stabilise sand dunes by growing thorny bushes.

    1 mark

  2. Control mining activities and treat industrial effluents and wastes before discharging them. This reduces land and water degradation in industrial and suburban areas.

    1 mark

Answer: Afforestation with pasture management; treating industrial waste and controlling mining (other valid points accepted).

Where the marks are

  • First valid way explained (1 mark)
  • Second valid way explained (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Resources and Development, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2024 board paper, set 32/3/1: every question, by section.

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