VIDYANIKETHAN COACHING

Date : 16-05-2024 STD 10 Social Studies Total Marks : 553

* Answer The Following Questions In Short.[3 Marks Each] [288]

1. What type of soil is found in the river deltas of the eastern coast? Give three main features
of this type of soil.
2. What steps can be taken to control soil erosion in the hilly areas?
3. Name three states having black soil and the crop which is mainly grown in it.
4. What are the biotic and abiotic resources? Give some examples

5. i. Distinguish between Bangar and Khadar soils by giving four characteristic

features of each.
ii. Name any two nutrients that alluvial soil is rich in.
6. What should be the area under forest cover to maintain ecological balance?
7. What are international resources?
8. What is waste land?
9. Why was the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit, 1992 held?
10. Why are arid soils found to be non-productive?

11. What steps can be taken to control soil erosion in hilly areas?
12. Why is resource planning a complex process?

13. What do resources mean? How are resources classified?

14. Why did the colonial government never try to conserve resources?

15. Define Developed Resources.

16. Why is alluvial soil called ‘fertile soil’?

17. What are ‘Reserves’?

18. What was Gandhiji’s concern about resources conservation?

19. Give some important features of the black soil.

20. How can the land be saved from degradation?

21. How are resources associated with colonialism?

22. What are Potential Resources?

23. What were the aims of Agenda 21 to achieve global sustainable development?

24. Which resources are termed as ‘International Resources’?

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25. What is the importance of soil as a resource?

26. Which resources are community owned resources?

27. How is mineral processing responsible for land degradation?

28. Describe two other methods that can be adopted to prevent soil erosion.
29. Explain with a diagram how nature, technology and institutions are interdependent.
30. What is soil?

31. What is the importance of land?

32. What are non-renewable resources?
33. What is strip cropping?

34. Describe the process of resource planning in India.

35. What is Agenda 21? List its two principles.
36. Define Individual Resources.

37. How is resource conservation different from resource planning?

38. Describe the following methods of soil conservation.
i. Contour ploughing.
ii. Terrace cultivation.
39. What do you mean by sustainable development?

40. Why is soil considered as a living system? Mention any two factors that are responsible
for soil formation.
41. Why is there a need of planning resources in India?
42. Do you think that resources are free gifts of nature as is assumed by many? Explain
your argument.
43. What is soil erosion? State how it can be prevented in deserts.

44. Differentiate Net sown Area from cultivable land?

45. How does land get degraded due to human activities?
46. Define the term ‘Resource’.

47. What is the importance of land as a natural resource?

48. Which factors determine the use of land?
49. An equitable distribution of resources has became essential today. Explain it. Enlist a
few ways to conserve resources.
50. Why is it essential to have resource planning? Explain any three reasons.

51. Do you think, there will any impact on human life if coal supplies get exhausted in the
next five years?

52. Define the following:

i. Gross cropped area.
ii. Waste land.
53. "India is rich in certain types of resources but deficient in some
other resources." Support your answer with examples.
54. Why was the International Earth Summit convened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1992.

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55. What are the three processes involved in Resource Planning?
56. Which factors affect the land use pattern of India?

57. Define the term soil erosion. What are the different types of soil erosion?
58. What are wastelands?
59. Why do we need to conserve resources?

60. Which soils are formed at the foothills?

61. What was Agenda 21 of Earth Summit of Rio de Janeiro?
62. Explain the major factors which are responsible for the formation of soil.
63. What percentage of land in India is put for agriculture uses?

64. What are the drawbacks of arid soils?

65. How is soil eroded?
66. “Planning is widely accepted strategy for judicious use of resources in a country like
India”. Justify this statement with two relevant points and an example.
67. Explain how deforestation is responsible for land degradation and soil erosion.

68. What are the main relief features of India?

69. What is a culturable wasteland?
70. Give examples of potential resources.

71. Give an example of a non-renewable resource that is non- recyclable also.

72. What are renewable resources?

73. Why is resource conservation important?

74. What are National Resources.
75. How are red and yellow soils formed? Why do they look red?

76. Why is soil considered as a resource? Explain with five arguments.

77. What is the objective of the Agenda 21?

78. Define laterite soils. Where are they found?

79. What resources can be acquired by a nation?

80. Overgrazing may cause land degradation. Give examples of some states affected by
this.
81. What are the various forces of nature that contribute to the formation of soil? What is
the importance of soil?
82. Why are shelter belts grown?
83. Which soils are called ‘black soils’?

84. What restricts the infiltration of water in desert soil?

85. What is the comparative change in barren and waste land pattern in india between
1960-61 and 2008-09?

86. What steps have been taken at the international level to conserve world resource?

87. What is gross cropped area?

88. What is the role of human beings in the development of a resource?

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 89. “The Earth has enough resources to meet the need of all but not enough to satisfy the
greed of even one person”. How is this statement relevant to the discussion of
development? Discuss.
90. Distinguish between biotic and abiotic resources.
91. How does Terrace farming help in checking soil erosion?

92. What is the percentage of land degradation in India?

93. Examine the three major problems that have been created due to the indiscriminate
use of resources by human beings.
94. In which states is over irrigation responsible for land degradation?
95. Classify resources, on the basis of exhaustibility in two groups. Mention
three characteristics of each.

96. What is resource planning? Why is resource planning essential? Explain with
three reasons.

* Answer The Following Questions In Brief.[5 Marks Each] [265]

97. Explain land use pattern in India and why has the land under forest not increased much
since 1960-61?
98. How have technical and economic development led to more consumption of resources?
99. By what name is black soil also known as? In which regions are black soils formed and
why?

100. Classify resources on the basis of ownership with examples.

101. Describe the type of resources classified on the basis of status of development.Explain the
classification of resources on the basis of the state of development.Distinguish between
stock resources and reserve resources.
102. Why is land considered as an important resource? Explain with four facts in reference
with Indian land resource.

103. Why is it important to have a planned strategy for the developing of resources in India?

104. Explain the importance of conservation of resources.

105. Describe any fie distinct characteristics of arid soils.

106. “Indiscriminate used of resources has led to numerous problems’’. Justify the
statements in three points.

107. Mentions any four characteristics of forest soils.

108. Explain the classification of resources on the basis of ownership.

109. Which is the most widely spread and important soil of India? State any six
characteristics of this type of soil.

110. Under what conditions do you think resources can become developed resources?

111. Explain the different methods of controlling soil erosion in different areas.
112. Discuss the importance of soil for human beings.

113. What is land degradation? What do you know about India’s degraded land?

114. Describe different idea put forward for Sustainable development.

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115. Classify resources on the basis of development with examples.
116. Difference current fallow land from another fallow land.

117. State the different causes of soil erosion pertaining to the following region and suggest
remedial measures for the same.
a. Mountainous regions.
b. Steep slopes and plateaus.
c. Coastal areas.
d. Desert areas.
e. River plains.

118. How is red soil different from lateritr soil?

119. Define the term ‘Resource’. Do you think that resources are free gifts of nature? Support
your argument.
120. Which is the most widespread soil in India?

121. In which category of resources would metals be classified?

122. Explain what is meant by national resources and individual resources.

123. For what purposes are land resources used?

124. Describe any two important characteristics of each type of soil available in India.

125. What are the various methods of soil conservation?

126. Mention any two human activities which are responsible for the process of soil erosion.
Explain the two types of soil erosion mostly observed in India.
127. Imagine yourself as one of the heads of states attending the international Earth
summits at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1992. Discuss some measures taken by your country
to combat environmental damage, poverty and disease.
128. Explain any four human activities which are mainly responsible for land degradation in
India.
129. “More availability of resources will not bring economic development.” Justify the
statements.

130. Distinguish between renewable and non-renewable resources.

131. What efforts were made for resource planning in the First Five Year Plan?

132. How laterite soils are formed? Give any one negative and one positive aspect of the soil.

133. Explain the classification of resources on the basis of exhaustibility with the help of
examples.
134. “India is rich in certain types of resources but deficient in some other resources”. Do
you agree with the statement? Support your answer with examples.
135. What is regur soil? Write its two features. Mention any two regions where they are found.
136. Explain the classification of resources on the basis of exhaustibility.
137. Name the different types of soils found in India and also mention the regions they are
found.

138. Give any four characteristics of arid soils of India.

139. What is soil erosion? What are the main causes of soil erosion?

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140. What are the causes of land degradation? What are the ways to solve this problem?
141. Distinguish between khadar and Bangar soils.

142. Discuss the basis on which soil is classified in India.

143. State the diverse relief features of India and mention one significance of each.

144. Examine the three major problems created as a result of indiscriminate utilization of
natural resources.

145. Write down different method of checking soil erosion.

146. What is resource planning? Why is balance resource planning necessary in India? Give
examples.
147. Suggest measures to check soil erosion by rivers.
148. Distinguish between Khadar and Bangar.

149. Write a short note on the following topics.

a. Terrace farming.
b. Shelter belts.
c. Forest or mountainous soils.

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