SOCIAL SCIENCE CLASS X REVISION PAPER - TRIVIA AND VISUAL

TRIVIA QUESTIONS

The trivia questions have  a very low probability of coming for the examinations 

These questions definitely helps you to check whether your revision is proper or not 

1. A resource  India is allowed to mine beyond its EEZ  --------------.

2. An equitable distribution of resource has become essential for sustained quality of life and global peace . Justify

·         Prevent depletion

·         Concentration of resources in few hands

·         Prevent environmental degradation

·         RESOURCE PLANNING

3. WHY IS RESOUCE PLANNING IMPORTANT FOR A COUNTRY LIKE INDIA ?

Uneven distribution of resource …. Rich in   …. Poor in resources   ----  abundance ---- acute shortage .

4. CHOOSE THE CORRECT DATE FOR THE FOLLOWING

Club of rome	1968 or 1972
Bruntland commission report	1972  or 1987
Rio earth summit	1992  or 1999

5. MATCH THE FOLLOWING

A	B
OUR COMMON FUTURE	BRUNTLAND COMMISSION REPORT
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL	Schumacher
AGENDA 21	Club of Rome
	UNCED

6. MATCH THE  CAUSE OF LAND DEGRADATION WITH THE STATES

A( CAUSE OF  LAND DEGRADATION	B(STATES)
DEFORESTATION	PUNJAB, HARYANA
OVER GRAZING	ORISSA , JHARKHAND
OVER IRRIGATION	MAHARASHTRA , GUJARAT, RAJASTHAN

7. In which of the following states land use survey has not been completed in all regions .

a.       Punjab

b.      Jammu and Kashmir

c.       TamilNadu

d.      Orissa

(what could be the reason for your choice)

8. Desired forest cover according to Natonal  forest policy of 1952 is ( ¼,   1/5,   1/3  , ½) of total land area .

9.  “ People’s  management is essental for ecological restoration “ , explain with suitable example .

1A.  HOW DOES THIS SYMBOLICALLY REPRESENT MULTI NATIONAL COMPANIES(FOR CLUE LOOK AT THE DIAGRAM SHOWN BELOW)

A. WHY IS PRODUCTION DISTRIBUTED IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD ?
B. WHY THERE IS A TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY FROM ONE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER?
C. WHAT WOULD BE THE PATTERN OF PRICING OF GOODS IN THE EVENT OF GLOBALISATION ?


1B .  How does this picture  symbolise globalisation ?
         Is it fair globalisation or unfair globalisation depicted in the picture ? Justify

1C .  What story does the below picture tell?
  Why is the cow shown as very slim?

1. D Study the following map and answer the below set of questions ?

A. Which continent has maximum number of countries with exports valued more than $500 billion ?
B. Name the Asian country with the highest value of export ? What could be the reason for it .
C. Which country has the highest per capita export
(i)  China  ( ii) USA   ( iii) Germany   ( iv)  South Korea
D. Vietnam has emerged as a major hub of export in recent decades , what could be the reason for it ?

2. WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN THE REASON FOR INDIA LIBERALISING ITS ECONOMY WHICH WAS THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS GLOBALISATION ?

3.WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS HAVE WE DERIVED BY THE PROCESS OF LIBERALISATION ?
A. HIGHER GROWTH RATE ( NEVER BEFORE HAS OUR ECONOMY GROWN AT SUCH A HIGH GROWTH RATE FOR TWO DECADES.
B. OUR CONSUMER HAVE GREATER CHOICE NOW AND ARE GETTING A VARIETY OF PRODUCTS AT LOWER PRICES.
C. MORE EXPORT ORIENTED INDUSTRIES HAVE BEEN SET UP INDIA INCREASING THE EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL.
D.ALL THE ABOVE  BENEFITS.

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4. WHAT ALL MINERALS ARE OBTAINED AS PLACER DEPOSITS?
HOW DID THEY REACH THE RIVER BEDS?

2. Why do you think more placer deposits are in the inner curves of the meander ?

3. Identify the three different types of mines?Which of them will you find in Meghalaya where you use not so sophisticated tools? What are the risks of second  type of mining ?

4. What is the connection between the three pictures? the minerals in this form are found in what type of rocks?

5. In which type of rocks will you  find minerals in this form ?

6. what do you make out when you connect the two pictures

7. Which are the new areas of oil and gas deposit in India ?

8. This metal which is critically deficient in India is obtained from Balaghat mines of MP and  Khetri mines of Rajasthan.Can you identify this metal and its use.

9. Which of the following river valleys do not contain coal deposits 

     A. Wardha

    B. Chenab

C. Son  

       D. Damodar

10 .Study the two maps given below and identify the older and younger coal fields .

Which region supplies coal which is better for industrial purpose ?

11. Which region has the largest oil and gas deposits in the world ?
What could be the reason for that region being a major oil and gas deposit ?

12. Near which of the following cities of India you will find that wind energy potential is very high?

1. Coimbatore

2. Kanpur

3. New Delhi

4. Tirupathi

5. Rajkot 

6. Porbandar

7. Belgaum 

8. Madurai

9. Jaisalmer

10.Kharagpur

11. Patna

12. Amritsar

13. Chandigarh

14.Jamnagar

13. compare the above map and below maps and  tell whether the solar energy potential or wind energy potential is better in India?

14. From the following data what lesson should we learn ?

How good India is in making the most of the natural advantages conferred to it?( see maps of previous question also to answer the question

15. The remote mountainous regions in Jammu& Kashmir and Himachal are having source of geothermal energy . How is this a blessing in this region .

16.  Is there any relation between geothermal energy and tectonic plate boundaries?

17. In what from thorium is found in India ( name the mineral)? Which state  has the largest deposit of thorium in India?

18. How do these help in the economic development of India and uniform development all regions of our country ?

19. Why more pipelines run from Gujarat coast to north of India?

20. This mineral is an essential component of electrical and electronic industry due to its insulating property , dielectric strength , low power loss factor and resistance  to high voltage . Please identify.