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Describe any two ways… (Class 10 Social Science 2025, Q22)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 32/5/1 · 2 marks · Very short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 22

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/5/1, 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

Describe any two ways to solve the problem of land degradation.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 32/5/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Think about how plants protect soil.

Hint 2

Think of measures for arid areas and for industrial areas.

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. Afforestation and proper management of grazing, together with control of overgrazing, protect the soil cover and check degradation.

    1 mark

  2. Planting shelter belts and stabilising sand dunes by growing thorny bushes check land degradation in arid areas. Treating industrial effluents before disposal reduces land and water degradation in industrial areas.

    1 mark

Answer: Afforestation with controlled grazing; shelter belts and dune stabilisation; treatment of industrial waste before disposal.

Where the marks are

  • Describes one valid method (1 mark)
  • Describes a second valid method (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 paper2025 board paper, set 32/5/1: every question, by section.

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