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

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 33(b)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/5/1, section D, question 33(b), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q33(b) · 5 marks · Long answerDevelopment

Why is the question of sustainability of development becoming challenging in the present times? Analyse the appropriate reasons.

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

Start by defining sustainable development.

Hint 2

Think about population, consumption and resource use.

Hint 3

Add the global dimension: pollution crosses borders.

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. Sustainable development means meeting present needs without compromising the needs of future generations.

    1 mark

  2. A growing population and rising demand for resources put pressure on the environment and make sustainability difficult.

    1 mark

  3. Environmental degradation does not respect national or state boundaries, so sustainability is a global issue that needs global cooperation.

    1 mark

  4. Changing lifestyles lead to overconsumption of resources, so public awareness and responsible consumption are needed. Industrialisation must be made sustainable through eco-friendly technology and government policy support.

    1 mark

  5. Dependence on fossil fuels, pollution, loss of forests and biodiversity, and water scarcity add to the challenge. Solutions include solar and wind power, strong environmental regulation, afforestation and water conservation.

    1 mark

Answer: Sustainability is challenging because of population growth, rising resource demand, overconsumption, transboundary environmental damage, fossil fuel dependence and weak environmental practices.

Where the marks are

  • Meaning of sustainable development (1 mark)
  • Population and resource demand (1 mark)
  • Global nature of the problem (1 mark)
  • Lifestyle and industrial causes (1 mark)
  • Energy, environment and water concerns (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 paper2025 board paper, set 32/5/1: every question, by section.

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