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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(b)

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

Q30(b) · 5 marks · Long answerCompetency-basedWater Resources

"The question of sustainability of development becoming more complex day by day." Examine the statement in context of use of underground water in India.

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

Is groundwater being used faster than it is refilled?

Hint 2

Think about what happens if present use continues.

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. Sustainability is becoming more serious because valuable resources are depleting faster every day. Sustainable development means growth without harming the environment.

    1 mark

  2. Groundwater is a renewable resource that is overused in India.

    1 mark

  3. Evidence shows groundwater is under serious threat of overuse. Many districts have reported a decline in water level.

    1 mark

  4. About one-third of the country is over-extracting from its groundwater reserves. If this continues, many more parts will face shortages.

    1 mark

  5. Non-renewable resources are also overused and some are near exhaustion, yet resources must be left in decent quantity for future generations, so balancing development and conservation grows more complex.

    1 mark

Answer: Groundwater is being over-extracted in about one-third of India, so balancing present development with future needs is increasingly complex.

Where the marks are

  • Resources depleting faster, meaning of sustainability (1 mark)
  • Groundwater as an overused renewable resource (1 mark)
  • Falling water levels in many districts (1 mark)
  • About one-third of the country over-extracting; future risk (1 mark)
  • Need to preserve resources for future generations (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Water Resources (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Water Resources, 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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