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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 32/5/1 · 4 marks · Case-based

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2024: question 35

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 32/5/1, 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-basedResources and Development

Read the given source and answer the questions that follow:

Conservation of Resources

At the international level, the Club of Rome advocated resource conservation for the first time in a more systematic way in 1968. Subsequently, in 1974, Gandhian philosophy was once again presented by Schumacher in his book Small is Beautiful. The seminal contribution with respect to resource conservation at the global level was made by the Brundtland Commission Report, 1987. This report introduced the concept of 'Sustainable Development' and advocated it as a means for resource conservation, which was subsequently published in a book entitled Our Common Future. Another significant contribution was made at the Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1992.

  1. (35.1)

    Explain the meaning of sustainable development.

    1 mark
  2. (35.2)

    In which international conference was 'Agenda-21' accepted?

    1 mark
  3. (35.3)

    Explain any two outcomes of the Summit.

    2 marks

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

Hints

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Hint 1

Think of the present generation and future generations.

Hint 2

The passage names the 1992 conference.

Hint 3

Recall cooperation, shared responsibility and the new commission.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. (35.1) Sustainable development means development that does not damage the environment and does not compromise the needs of future generations.

    1 mark

  2. (35.2) Agenda-21 was accepted at the Earth Summit held at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992.

    1 mark

  3. (35.3) Outcome 1: The Summit promoted global cooperation on common interests, mutual needs and shared responsibilities for environmental protection.

    1 mark

  4. (35.3) Outcome 2: It led to the creation of the Commission on Sustainable Development, and Agenda-21 was adopted to achieve sustainable development.

    1 mark

Answer: (35.1) Development without harming the environment or future generations' needs; (35.2) Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit, 1992; (35.3) Global cooperation on shared responsibilities; creation of the Commission on Sustainable Development.

Where the marks are

  • Meaning of sustainable development (1 mark)
  • Rio Earth Summit 1992 (1 mark)
  • First outcome of the Summit (1 mark)
  • Second outcome of the Summit (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 32/5/1: every question, by section.

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