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Social Science · 2024 · 3 marks
CBSE 2024 · Region 5 · Set 1 · Q29
Why has the issue of sustainability become essential for development in present times? Explain with example.
Why has the issue of sustainability become essential for development in present times ? Explain with example.
Marking-scheme solution
(i) We would like the level of development to go up further.
(ii) Sustainability is environment friendly economic development- this is obviously desirable.
(iii) Non- renewable sources will get exhausted after a few years.
(iv) We need to look for alternative sustainable sources like non- conventional sources like solar, wind and tidal energy
(v) Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle resources.
(vi) Use resources judiciously.
CBSE Class 10 Social Science past-paper question from the 2024 board exam, with the answer as CBSE’s own marking scheme gives it. Where our answers come from.