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Analyse the issues… (Class 10 Social Science 2026, Q37)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2026, set 32/4/1 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2026: question 37

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, paper 32/4/1, section D, question 37, for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q37 · 3 marks · Short answerDevelopment

Analyse the issues that necessitate sustainable development for the future.

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

Hints

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

Hint 1

Think about what current development does to air and water.

Hint 2

What happens to resources left for the next generation?

Hint 3

Think about climate and forests.

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. The present model of development has damaged ecosystems and polluted natural resources such as air, water, land and soil.

    1 mark

  2. Depletion of natural resources threatens their availability for future generations, so even renewable resources must be used judiciously.

    1 mark

  3. Rapid industrialisation and greenhouse gas emissions cause global warming. Deforestation leads to extinction of many plant and animal species.

    1 mark

Answer: Pollution, resource depletion, global warming and loss of species make sustainable development necessary for future generations.

Where the marks are

  • Ecosystem damage and pollution of resources (1 mark)
  • Depletion threatens future availability; judicious use of even renewables (1 mark)
  • Global warming from industrialisation and emissions; deforestation and species loss (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 paper2026 board paper, set 32/4/1: every question, by section.

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