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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 32/4/1 · 1 mark · Assertion-reason

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2024: question 5

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 32/4/1, section A, question 5, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q5 · 1 mark · Assertion-reasonCompetency-basedForest and Wildlife Resources

Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements and choose the correct option.

Assertion (A): The famous ‘Chipko Movement’ in the Himalayas successfully resisted deforestation in several areas.

Reason (R): Through this, community afforestation campaign with indigenous species was made enormously successful.

  1. (A)Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  2. (B)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  3. (C)(A) is true, but (R) is false.
  4. (D)(A) is false, but (R) is true.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 32/4/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Check each statement separately first.

Hint 2

Does the afforestation success explain the movement's success?

Step-by-step solution

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  1. The Chipko Movement did resist deforestation in the Himalayas, so (A) is true.

  2. It also led to successful community afforestation with indigenous species, which shows its success, so (R) is true and explains (A). Option (B).

    1 mark

Answer: Option (B)

Where the marks are

  • Both statements true and R explains A (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

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