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"The consequences of… (Class 10 Social Science 2025, Q30a)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 32/6/1 · 5 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 30(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/6/1, section D, question 30(a), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q30(a) · 5 marks · Long answerCompetency-basedResources and Development

"The consequences of environmental degradation do not respect national and state boundaries." Examine the statement in context of sustainability of development.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 32/6/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Does smoke or a warming climate stop at a border?

Hint 2

Link each example to why resources must be used carefully.

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 economic development without damaging the environment, so that future generations can also use resources. Scientists have warned since the later twentieth century that present resource use is unsustainable.

    1 mark

  2. Environmental harm crosses boundaries. Poor air quality in one town or country affects the neighbouring city or country.

    1 mark

  3. Global warming and climate change result from unwise use of resources and are felt by people across national and state boundaries.

    1 mark

  4. Renewable resources like groundwater are overused, and urbanisation and industrialisation have depleted water reserves.

    1 mark

  5. Non-renewable resources like coal and petroleum must be used judiciously to reduce degradation. Our future is linked together, so all must sustain development for coming generations.

    1 mark

Answer: Environmental degradation, such as air pollution and climate change, affects neighbours and the whole world, so sustainable resource use is a shared responsibility.

Where the marks are

  • Meaning of sustainable development (1 mark)
  • Pollution spreads beyond borders, with an example (1 mark)
  • Global warming/climate change is felt everywhere (1 mark)
  • Overuse of resources such as groundwater (1 mark)
  • Judicious use of non-renewables, concern for future generations (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 32/6/1: every question, by section.

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