CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 26
Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/3/1, section C, question 26, for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.
Q26 · 3 marks · Short answerWater Resources
How have industrialisation and urbanisation impacted water supply? Explain.
Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 32/3/1.
Hints
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Hint 1
Think of demand for water in cities and factories.
Hint 2
Think of what happens to waste water.
Step-by-step solution
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- 1 mark
Industrialisation and urbanisation have put huge pressure on water resources, and fragile water resources are over-exploited.
- 1 mark
Industries and large urban populations draw heavily on groundwater, causing depletion of groundwater resources.
- 1 mark
Untreated industrial effluents and urban waste are released into water bodies, increasing toxicity and reducing usable water.
Answer: They have over-exploited and depleted water and polluted it with untreated effluents.
Where the marks are
- Pressure and over-exploitation (1 mark)
- Groundwater depletion (1 mark)
- Pollution by effluents (1 mark)
Revise the chapter
- Chapter: Water Resources (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
- Topic: Water Scarcity and Need for Water Conservation
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