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Why has the issue of… (Class 10 Social Science 2024, Q29)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 32/5/1 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2024: question 29

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 32/5/1, 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 has the issue of sustainability become essential for development in present times? Explain with example.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 32/5/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

What happens to coal and oil if used endlessly?

Hint 2

Name alternative energy sources and the 3 Rs.

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. We want the level of development to keep rising, and sustainable, environment-friendly development makes this possible.

    1 mark

  2. Non-renewable resources such as coal and petroleum will be exhausted after some years, so we need alternatives like solar, wind and tidal energy.

    1 mark

  3. Resources should be used judiciously through reduce, reuse and recycle, so that future generations' needs are not compromised.

    1 mark

Answer: Sustainability is essential to keep development going, avoid exhausting non-renewable resources and protect future generations.

Where the marks are

  • Development must continue in an environment-friendly way (1 mark)
  • Non-renewables will run out; use solar, wind, tidal as examples (1 mark)
  • Reduce, reuse, recycle; judicious use (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 paper2024 board paper, set 32/5/1: every question, by section.

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