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Examine the role of… (Class 10 Social Science 2026, Q17b)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2026, set 32/4/1 · 5 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2026: question 17(b)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, paper 32/4/1, section B, question 17(b), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q17(b) · 5 marks · Long answerMinerals and Energy Resources

Examine the role of coal as an important energy resource and describe its distribution in India. (3 + 2 = 5)

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 32/4/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

State why coal matters for India's energy needs.

Hint 2

Think of its uses: power, industry, homes.

Hint 3

Recall Gondwana coal in the Damodar valley, lignite at Neyveli and Tertiary coal in the north-east.

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. Coal is India's most abundant fossil fuel and provides a large part of the nation's energy needs.

    1 mark

  2. It is used for power generation.

    1 mark

  3. It supplies energy to industry and for domestic needs, and India depends heavily on it for commercial energy.

    1 mark

  4. Distribution: lignite is found at Neyveli in Tamil Nadu. Gondwana coal is found in the Damodar valley (Jharia, Raniganj, Bokaro).

    1 mark

  5. Coal is also found in the Godavari, Mahanadi, Son and Wardha valleys. Tertiary coal occurs in Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland.

    1 mark

Answer: Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel, used for power, industry and homes. It is found in the Damodar valley, other river valleys, Neyveli (lignite) and the north-eastern states.

Where the marks are

  • Abundant fossil fuel (1 mark)
  • Power generation (1 mark)
  • Industry and domestic use (1 mark)
  • Lignite and Gondwana coal areas (1 mark)
  • Other valleys and Tertiary coal (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 paper2026 board paper, set 32/4/1: every question, by section.

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