CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 22
Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/1/1, section B, question 22, for 2 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.
Q22 · 2 marks · Very short answerResources and Development
Explain any two problems of the 'global ecology' arising due to indiscriminate use of resources.
Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 32/1/1.
Hints
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Hint 1
Think of what happens to the atmosphere when resources are over-used.
Hint 2
Name two global environmental problems.
Step-by-step solution
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- 1 mark
Indiscriminate use of resources has caused global warming, which results from over-use of fossil fuels and leads to rising temperatures and climate change.
- 1 mark
It has also depleted the ozone layer, and it has increased environmental pollution and land degradation.
Answer: Global warming and ozone layer depletion (also pollution and land degradation).
Where the marks are
- One problem explained, e.g. global warming (1 mark)
- A second problem explained, e.g. ozone depletion, pollution or land degradation (1 mark)
Revise the chapter
- Chapter: Resources and Development (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
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