Minerals and Energy Resources Class 10 Exercise : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 63 Q1 : Multiple choice questions (i) Which one of the following minerals is formed by decomposition of rocks, leaving a residual mass of weathered material? (a) coal (b) bauxite (c) gold (d) zinc (ii) Koderma, in Jharkhand is the leading producer of which one of the following minerals? (a) bauxite (b) mica (c) iron ore (d) copper (iii) Minerals are deposited and accumulated in the stratas of which of the following rocks? (a) sedimentary rocks (b) metamorphic rocks (c) igneous rocks (d) none of…
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Agriculture Class 10 Exercise : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 48 Q1 : Multiple choice questions (i) Which one of the following describes a system of agriculture where a single crop is grown on a large area? (a) Shifting Agriculture (b) Plantation Agriculture (c) Horticulture (d) Intensive Agriculture (ii) Which one of the following is a rabi crop? (a) Rice (b) Gram (c) Millets (d) Cotton (iii) Which one of the following is a leguminous crop? (a) Pulses (b) Jawar (c) Millets (d) Sesamum (iv) Which one of the following is announced by the government in support of…
Water Resources Class 10 Exercise : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 33 Q1 : Multiple choice questions (i) Based on the information given below classify each of the situations as ‘suffering from water scarcity’ or ‘not suffering from water scarcity’. (a) Region with high annual rainfall. (b) Region having high annual rainfall and large population. (c) Region having high annual rainfall but water is highly polluted. (d) Region having low rainfall and low population. (ii) Which one of the following statements is not an argument in favour of multi-purpose river projects? (a) Multi-purpose projects bring water to those…
Forest and Wildlife Resources Class 10 Exercise : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 22 Q1 : Multiple choice questions (i) Which of these statements is not a valid reason for the depletion of flora and fauna? (a) Agricultural expansion (b) Large scale developmental projects (c) Grazing and fuel wood collection (d) Rapid industrialisation and urbanisation (ii) Which of the following conservation strategies do not directly involve community participation? (a) Joint forest management (b) Beej Bachao Andolan (c) Chipko Movement (d) Demarcation of Wildlife sanctuaries Answer : (i) (c) Grazing and fuel wood collection (ii) (d) Demarcation of Wildlife…
Resources and Development Class 10 Exercise : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 12 Q1 : Multiple choice questions (i) Which one of the following type of resource is iron ore? (a) Renewable (b) Biotic (c) Flow (d) Non-renewable (ii) Under which of the following type of resource can tidal energy be put? (a) Replenishable (b) Human-made (c) Abiotic (d) Non-recyclable (iii) Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab? (a) Intensive cultivation (b) Deforestation (c) Over irrigation (d) Overgrazing (iv) In which one of the following states is terrace cultivation practised? (a)…
Unit 8 Clothing: A Social History Exercise Solutions Questions : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 178 Q1 : Explain the reasons for the changes in clothing patterns and materials in the eighteenth century. Answer : Changes in clothing patterns and materials in the eighteenth century came about due to the development of capitalism and globalisation. Industry grew and colonisation brought together people from different cultures and walks of life. Styles and materials drawn from other societies and locations were now becoming popular and especially for men, western clothes were taken on all over the world. Q2 : What…
Unit 7 History and Sport: The Story of Cricket Exercise Solutions Questions : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 157 Q1 : Test cricket is unique game in many ways. Discuss some of the ways in which it is different from other team games. How are the peculiarities of Test cricket shaped by its historical beginnings as a village game? Answer : Test cricket is a unique game in many ways. It was the first modern team game to give itself rules and regulations. Unlike other team games, it can go on for five days and still end in…
Questions : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 137 Q1 : Explain briefly what the open field system meant to rural people in eighteenth-century England. Look at the system from the point of view of: A rich farmer A labourer A peasant woman Answer : (a) A rich farmer: As the prices of wool increased, rich farmers wanted to increase its production. Therefore, they began to privatise the best parts of the common land and open fields for themselves. This was done to ensure that their sheep would get good fodder. They also began to…
Unit 5 Pastoralists in the Modern World Exercise Solutions Questions : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 116 Q1 : Explain why nomadic tribes need to move from one place to another. What are the advantages to the environment of this continuous movement? Answer : Nomadic tribes need to move from one place to another because of seasonal changes. They seek to make effective use of pastures available in different areas. Many factors are taken into consideration to initiate movement to or from an area. These factors are availability of water and pasture, smooth movement through different territories, and…
Unit 4 Forest Society and Colonialism Exercise Solutions Questions : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 96 Q1 : Discuss how the changes in forest management in the colonial period affected the following groups of people: Shifting cultivators Nomadic and pastoralist communities Firms trading in timber/forest produce Plantation owners Kings/British officials engaged in shikar Answer : The effect of changes in forest management in the colonial period on — (a) Shifting cultivators: Also known as swidden agriculture, shifting cultivation is a practice wherein part of a forest is burnt…