PODAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL (CBSE)
Practise Sheet
Grade: X Topic: Ch 1 Development
Subject: Social Answer Scheme Maximum Marks: 25
Science
Question 1
(a) What is the most common method of measuring the economic [1]
development of a country?
Per capita income is the most common method of
measuring economic development of a country.
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(b) Which countries are called rich countries? [1]
Countries with per capita income of US$ 12736 per annum
and above in 2013, are called rich countries.
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(c) State the developmental goals of a girl from rich urban family. [1]
She gets as much freedom as her brother and is able to
decide what she wants to do in life. She is able to pursue
her higher studies abroad.
(Accept relevant answers)
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(d) Name the most important attribute used to compare the [1]
development of countries.
For comparing countries, their income is considered to be
one of the most important attributes.
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(e) What can money not buy for you? [1]
Money may not buy you a pollution-free environment or
ensure that you get unadulterated medicines.
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(f) What is the scene of secondary education in our country? [1]
In many areas, children, particularly girls, are not able to
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achieve secondary level schooling because
government/society has not provided adequate facilities.
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Question 2
(a) ‘Health and education indicators have come to be widely used [3]
along with income as a measure of development’. Why?
Health and education indicators have come to be widely
used along with income as a measure of development
because development is not only earning income but also
being responsible about what is happening to citizens of a
country. It is people, their intellectual development, their
health, their well being as that is most important.
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(b) Different groups of people seek different things as [3]
developmental goals. Give examples to explain the statement.
At times, two persons or groups of persons may seek
things which are conflicting or different in nature. For
example a girl expects as much freedom and opportunity
as her brother and that he also shares in the household
work. Her brother may not like this. Similarly, to get more
electricity, industrialists may want more dams. But this
may submerge the land and disrupt the lives of people
who are displaced – such as tribals. They might resent
this and may prefer small check dams or tanks to irrigate
their land.
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(c) How does one find out if adults are undernourished? [3]
One way to find out if adults are undernourished is to
calculate what nutrition scientists call Body Mass
Index (BMI). This is easy to calculate. Take the weight
of the person in kg. Then take the height in metres.
Divide the weight by the square of the height. If this
figure is less than 18.5 then the person would be
considered undernourished. However, if this BMI is
more than 25, then a person is overweight.
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Question 3
(a) For many of the important things in life; the best way, also the [5]
cheapest way, is to provide these goods and services
collectively. Justify this statement.
I can justify this by stating that it will it be cheaper to have
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collective security for the whole locality rather than for
each house to have its own security man. What if no one,
other than me, in my village or locality is interested in
studying? Would I be able to study? Not unless my
parents could afford to send me to some private school
elsewhere. So I am actually able to study because many
other children also want to study and because many
people believe that the government should open schools
and provide other facilities so that all children have a
chance to study. That is why For many of the important
things in life the best way, also the cheapest way, is to
provide goods and services collectively.
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(b) Explain with an example from India that why the present level [5]
of development is not sustainable.
Recent evidence in India suggests that the groundwater is
under serious threat of overuse in many parts of the
country. About300 districts have reported a water level
decline of over 4 metres during the past 20 years. Nearly
one-third of the country is overusing their groundwater
reserves. In another 25 years, 60 per cent of the country
would be doing the same if the present way of using this
resource continues. Groundwater overuse is particularly
found in the agriculturally prosperous regions of Punjab
and Western U.P., hard rock plateau areas of central
and south India, some coastal areas and the rapidly
growing urban settlements. This is not a sustainable
development practise.
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