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Study the given table… (Class 10 Social Science 2025, Q5)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 32/5/1 · 1 mark · MCQ

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 5

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

Q5 · 1 mark · MCQCompetency-basedMinerals and Energy Resources

Study the given table and answer the question that follows:

CRUDE OIL RESERVES

Region/CountryReserves (2017) (Thousand Million Barrels)Number of Years Reserves will last
Middle East80870
United States of America5010.5
World Average169750.2

Read the following possible outcomes from the table and choose the correct option:

I. If crude oil continues to be extracted at the present pace, it would be exhausted in about 50 years.
II. In Middle Eastern Countries it may take longer than average of the world.
III. To ensure the availability of crude oil in future, its reuse and recycle policy should be adopted.
IV. In United States of America, Crude oil is likely to run out in just about 10 years.

  1. (A)Only I, III and IV are correct.
  2. (B)Only I, II and III are correct.
  3. (C)Only II, III and IV are correct.
  4. (D)Only I, II and IV are correct.

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

Check each statement against the table's numbers.

Hint 2

Is any statement an opinion that the table does not show?

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. I: the world average is 50.2 years, so it is correct. II: the Middle East has 70 years, longer than average, so it is correct. IV: the USA has 10.5 years, so it is correct.

    1 mark

  2. III is not an outcome the table shows. So only I, II and IV are correct: (D).

Answer: (D) Only I, II and IV are correct.

Where the marks are

  • Checks statements against the table and selects I, II, IV (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Minerals and Energy Resources, 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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