CBSE Class 10 Social Science Competency Based Questions Development avilable here. We have included total 3 set of passage. Each passage has 3 questions. Students who are going to prepare their Board exam please Read the passage below and answer the following questions.
Development Class 10 Competency Based Questions
1) Read the passage below and answer the following questions
Non-renewable resources are those which will get exhausted after a few years of use. We have a fixed stock on earth which cannot be replenished. We do discover new resources that we did not know of earlier. New sources in this way add to the stock. However, over time, even this will get exhausted.
1.) Read the following statements.
a) Crude oil is a non-renewable source of energy.
b) Groundwater is a non-renewable source of energy.
c) Crude oil is an exhaustible source of energy.
d) Ground water is an exhaustible source of energy.
2.) Identify the correct pair of statements.
a) 1 and 2
b) 3 and 4
c) 1 and 3
d) 2 and 3
3.) The consequence of environmental degradation is seen-
a) Within district boundaries
b) Within the state boundaries
c) Within national boundaries
d) Irrespective of state and national boundaries
4.) What is sustainable development?
Sustainable development is a new area of knowledge in which economists, philosophers, and other social scientists are working. It means addressing the demands of the present generation while keeping in mind the requirements of future generations.
2) Read the passage below and answer the following questions
Money in your pocket cannot buy all the goods and services that you may need to live well. So, income by itself is not a completely adequate indicator of material goods and services that citizens are able to use. For example, normally, your money cannot buy you a pollution-free environment or ensure that you get unadulterated medicines, unless you can afford to shift to a community that already has all these things. Money may also not be able to protect you from infectious diseases unless the whole of your community takes preventive steps.
1.) Which of the following is a development indicator in the Human Development Index?
a) Gross per capita national income
b) Life expectancy at birth
c) Mean years of schooling of people aged 25 and above.
d) All of the above.
2.) Which of the following neighbors of India have a better rank in Human Development Index Report of 2020?
a) Bangladesh
b) Nepal
c) Sri Lanka
d) Pakistan
3.) How Human Development Index includes various components which comprise the overall betterment of the citizens in general rather than increase in income levels only?
Human Development Index has prefixed human at the center of development. It has included various factors other than per capita income to measure the health and well-being of the citizens like life expectancy at birth and mean years of schooling of people aged 25 years and above.
3) Read the passage below and answer the following questions
This is true of development too. For comparing countries, their income is considered to be one of the most important attributes. Countries with higher income aremore developed than others with less income. This is based on the understanding that more income means more of all things that human beings need.
1.) What is the average income of a country?
When the total income of the country is divided by its total population then it is known as the average income of a country. The average income is also known as per capita income.
2.) Identify the incorrect pairs.
a) High income countries- US$ 59,300 per annum and above
b) Low-income countries- US$ 2500 or less
c) Both are correct.
d) Both are incorrect.
3.) According to the per capita incomes which state have the highest and lowest per capita income in India?
Haryana in India has the highest per capita income in India. Whereas, Bihar has the lowest per capita income in India. So, Haryana is the richest state in India and Bihar is the poorest state in India.
4.) DIRECTIONS for the question: In each of the questions given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as per the codes provided below:
Assertion(A): India has the highest rank in HDI among its neighbouring countries.
Reason(R): Human Development Index Report is published by the World Bank.
a) A is true but R is false.
b) A is false but R is true.
c) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
d) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
e.) Both A and R are false.
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