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Unit 4 Ch 4 : Globalization and the Indian Economy — Social Studies STD 10 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Social StudiesUnit 4 Ch 4 : Globalization and the Indian Economy4 Marks
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Read the case given below and answer the questions that follow:
Energy can be generated from fuel minerals like coal, petroleum, natural gas, uranium and from electricity. Energy resources can be classified as conventional and non-conventional sources. Conventional sources include: firewood, cattle dung cake, coal, petroleum, natural gas and electricity (both hydel and thermal). Non-conventional sources include solar, wind, tidal, geothermal, biogas and atomic energy. Firewood and cattle dung cake are most common in rural India. According to one estimate, more than 70 percent energy requirement in rural households is met by these two, continuation of these is increasingly becoming difficult due to decreasing forest area. Moreover, using dung cake too is being discouraged because it consumes most
valuable manure which could be used in agriculture.
Q.1. Which conventional energy source are mostly used in rural areas?
Q.2. It is becoming difficult to continue the use of firewood and cattle dung. What is the reason?
Q.3. What are conventional sources of energy? Give two examples.
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Q.1. Firewood, Cattle dung cake
Q.2. Decreasing forest area makes difficult to use of firewood and cattle dung.
Q.3. Conventional sources of energy are those which have been in common use for a long time. They can be exhaustible and inexhaustible. Example - Coal and petroleum.

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For comparing countries, their income is considered to be one of the most important attributes. Countries with higher income are more developed than others with less income. This is based on the understanding that more income means more of all things that human beings need. Whatever people like, and should have, they will be able to get with greater income. So, greater income itself is considered to be one important goal. Now, what is the income of a country? Intuitively, the income of the country is the income of all the residents of the country. This gives us the total income of the country. However, for comparison between countries, total income is not such an useful measure. Since, countries have different populations, comparing total income will not tell us what an average person is likely to earn. Are people in one country better off than others in a different country? Hence, we compare the average income which is the total income of the country divided by its total population. The average income is also called per capita income. In World Development Reports, brought out by the World Bank, this criterion is used in classifying countries. Countries with per capita income of US$\$$ 49,300 per annum and above in 2019, are called high income or rich countries and those with per capita income of US$\$$ 2500 or less are called low-income countries. The rich countries, excluding countries ofMiddle East and certain other small countries are generally called developed countries.

Q.1. Explain the significance of per capita Income.
Q.2. What are the classifications of countries based on per capita income, and which entity is responsible for determining these classifications?"
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Read the passage given below and answer the following questions:

A House Loan

Megha has taken a loan of 5 lakhs from the bank to purchase a house. The annual interest rate on the loan is 12 per cent and the loan is to be repaid in 10 years in monthly installments. Megha had to submit to the bank, documents showing her employment records and salary before the bank agreed to give her the loan.
The bank retained as collateral the papers of the new house, which will be returned to Megha only when she repays the entire loan with interest.
Q.1. From which source of credit Megha has taken loan?
Q.2. Explain the terms of credit given in the source.
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Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
One way to find out if we are properly nourished is to calculate what nutrition scientists call it BMI. This is easy to calculate. Let each student in the class find out his or her weight and height. Take the weight of each student in kilograms (kg). Then, take the height by drawing up a scale on the wall and measuring accurately with the head straight. Convert the height recorded in centimeters into meters. Divide the weight in kg by the square of the height. The number you get is called BMI. Then, look at the BMI-for-Age tables given on pages 90–91. A student’s BMI could be within the normal range or less than that (underweight) or more (obesity). For example, if a girl student is 14 years and 8 month old and the BMI is 15.2, then she is undernourished. Similarly, if the BMI of a boy aged 15 years and 6 months is 28, then he is overweight. Discuss the life situation, food and exercise habits of students, in general, without body shaming anyone.
  1. What is BMI?
  1. Body mass information.
  2. Body mean information.
  3. Body mean index.
  4. Body mass index.
  1. Identify the correct formula to calculate the BMI.
  1. Height/ Weight2
  2. Weight/ height2
  3. Weight/ height
  4. Weight2/ heigh
  1. Rahul is 5 ft 6 inches tall and he weighs 82 kilos. Calculate his BMI.
  1. 23.5
  2. 29.2
  3. 27.6
  4. 21.3
  1. According to Rahul’s BMI, he is _______.
  1. Overweight.
  2. Underweight.
  3. Normal.
  4. Obese.
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Read the source given below and answer the following questions:
Swapna, a small farmer, grows groundnut on her three acres of land. She takes a loan from the moneylender to meet the expenses of cultivation, hoping that her harvest would help repay the loan. Midway through the season, the crop is hit by pests and the crop fails. Though Swapna sprays her crops with expensive pesticides, it makes little difference. She is unable to repay the moneylender, and the debt grows over the year into a large amount. Next year, Swapna takes a fresh loan for cultivation. It is a normal crop this year. But the earnings are not enough to cover the old loan. She is caught in debt. She has to sell a part of the land to pay off the debt.
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option
  1. The passage given above relates to which of the following options:
  1. Collateral Credit.
  2. Credit recovery is very painful.
  3. Failure of Crops.
  4. Credit is somewhere beneficial.
  1. According to the passage, Swapna faced which of the following options:
  1. The crop is hit by pests and the crop fails.
  2. She had to sell a part of the land to pay off the debt.
  3. Credit left her worse off.
  4. All of these.
  1. It refers to an agreement in which the lender supplies the borrower with money, goods or services in return for the promise of future payment:
  1. Terms and Credit.
  2. Credit.
  3. Depositor.
  4. Borrower.
  1. The above passage is an example of:
  1. Collateral.
  2. Debt Trap.
  3. Credit plays a vital and positive role.
  4. None of these.
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Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Total income is not such a useful measure. Since, countries have different populations, comparing total income will not tell us what an average person is likely to earn. Are people in one country better off than others in a different country? Hence, we compare the average income which is the total income of the country divided by its total population. The average income is also called per capita income. In World Development Reports, brought out by the World Bank, this criterion is used in classifying countries. Countries with per capitain come of US$ 12,056 per annum and above in 2017, are called rich countries and those with per capita income ofUS$ 955 or less are called low-income countries. India comes in the category of low middle income countries because its per capita income in 2017was just US$ 1820 per annum. The rich countries, excluding countries of Middle East and certain other small countries, are generally called developed countries.
  1. Countries with per capita income of US$ 12,056 per annum and above are called ________ .
  1. Low income countries.
  2. Rich countries.
  3. Small countries.
  4. None of these.
  1. We compare the average income by ________.
  1. Total income of the country divided by the total population.
  2. Total population multiplied by total income.
  3. Both A and B.
  4. None of these.
  1. The rich countries exclude the countries of ________.
  1. Middle East.
  2. Certain other small countries.
  3. Srilanka.
  4. All of these.
  1. The average income is:
  1. Income per person.
  2. Income per family.
  3. Income per month.
  4. Income per earning person.
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Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow :
Exhaustion of Natural Resources Look at the following data for crude oil:
Region/countryReserve (2017)
(Thousand Million Barrels)		Number of Years Reserves
will last
Middle East80870
United States of America5010.5
World169750.2

The table above gives an estimate of reserves of crude oil (column1). More important, it also tells us for how many years the stock of crude oil will last if people continue to extract it at the present rate. The reserves would last only 50 years for the world. However, different countries face different situations. Countries like India depend on importing oil from abroad because they do not have enough stocks of their own. There are countries like USA which have low reserves and hence want to secure oil through military or economic power. The question of sustainability of development raises many fundamentally new issues about the nature and process of development.
Q.1. Is crude oil essential for the development process in a country? Discuss.
Q.2. India has to import crude oil. What problems do you anticipate for the country looking at the above situation?

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Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Suppose for the present that a particular country is quite developed. We would certainly like this level of development to go up further or at least be maintained for future generations. This is obviously desirable. However, since the second half of the twentieth century, a number of scientists have been warning that the present type, and levels, of development are not sustainable.
Groundwater is an example of renewable resources. These resources are replenished by nature as in the case of crops and plants. However, even these resources may be overused. For example, in the case of groundwater, if we use more than what is being replenished by rain then we would be overusing this resource.
Consequences of environmental degradation do not respect national or state boundaries; this issue is no longer region or nation specific. Our future is linked together. Sustainability of development is comparatively a new area of knowledge in which scientists, economists, philosophers and other social scientists are working together.
  1. Pick out the cause that enhances environmental degradation.
  1. Planting trees.
  2. Prevention of factory wastes getting mixed up with river water.
  3. Ban on using plastic bags.
  4. Allowing an increase in the level of exhaust fumes emited by cars, buses trucks etc.
  1. Which of the following statement defines sustainable development?
  1. Sustainable use of natural resources without considering the need of future generations.
  2. The present generation fulfills its needs while considering the needs of the future generations as well.
  3. It means the utilisation of natural resources by the past, present and the future generations.
  4. To meet the needs of the future generations even if the needs of the present generation is not met.
  1. What kind of development should be achieved by making a sincere attempt to preserve the environment and resources.
  1. Economic Development.
  2. Social Development.
  3. Sustainable Development.
  4. Political Development.
  1. The future generation may not have sufficient resources as compared to the present generation because:
  1. Resources are being used judiciously by the present generation, which will make them exhausted.
  2. Resources are being used optimally by the present generation which will make them exhausted.
  3. Resources are being overused by present generation, which will make them exhausted.
  4. Resources are not being used by the present generation, which will make them exhausted.
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Read the source given below and answer the following questions:

Getting a loan from bank is much more difficult than taking loan from informal sources. Absence of collateral security and documentation prevents the poors from getting bank loans. Self Help Group is a group of people usually belonging to one neighbourhood having same social and economic backgrounds. They meet and save money regularly as per their ability. Members of the group can take small loans from the group itself to meet their needs. The group charges interest less than moneylenders on these loans. After one or two years, if the group is regular in savings, it becomes eligible for availing loan from the bank. Loan is sanctioned in the name of group and is meant to create self employment opportunities.

Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option:

  1. What is the most essential requirement for taking loan from information services?
  1. Collateral security.
  2. Bribe.
  3. Source from a top officer.
  4. None of these.
  1. SH G is a group of people usually belonging to:
  1. The same caste.
  2. Nearby villages.
  3. One neighbourhood having same social and economic backgrounds.
  4. Different villages.
  1. What facilities do the members have who are in the same group?
  1. They are not given any facility.
  2. They can take small loans from the group itself to meet their needs.
  3. They are debarred from the group.
  4. No facility is given to them.
  1. What benefits are there for a SHG that is regular in savings?
  1. The dispute arise after sometimes.
  2. They are rewarded by the government.
  3. They get jobs in government departments.
  4. They are entitled to raise loan from bank in the name of SHG.
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Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Some comparative data on Kerala, Haryana and Bihar
State
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (2017)
Literacy rate %
Net attendance ratio (per 100 per persons) secondary stage (age 14 and 15 years) 2013-2014
2011
Haryana
30
82
61
Kerala
10
94
83
Bihar
35
62
43
Kerala, out of 1000 children born, 10died before completing one year of age but in Haryana the proportion of children dying within one year of birth was 30, which is two times more than that of Kerala. On the other hand, the per capita income of Haryana is more than that of Kerala. Just think of how dear you are toy our parents, think of how every one is so happy when a child is born. Now, try to think of parents whose children die before they even celebrate their first birthday. How painful it must be to these parents? Next, note the year to which this data pertains. It is 2017. So we are not talking of old times; it is70 years after independence when our metro cities are full of high rise buildings and shopping malls. The problem does not end with Infant Mortality Rate. The last column of table 1.4 shows around half of the children aged 14-15 in Bihar are not attending school beyond Class 8. This means that if you went to school in Bihar nearly half of your elementary class would be missing. Those who could have been in school are not there. If this had happened to you, you would not be able to read what you are reading now. How is it that the average person in Haryana has more income than the average person in Kerala but lags behind in these crucial areas? The reason is 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. Even now, in many areas, children, particularly girls, are not able to go to high school because the government/ society has not provided adequate facilities. Kerala has a low Infant Mortality Rate because it has adequate provision of basic health and educational facilities. Similarly, in some states, the Public Distribution System (PDS)functions well. Health and nutritional status of people of such states is certainly likely to be better.
  1. Identify the IMR of Haryana in 2017 and the literacy rate of Haryana in 2011 from the following options.
  1. 30%, 82%
  2. 94%, 62%
  3. 40%, 94%
  4. None of these.
  1. From the above passage, identify the reason behind the low infant mortality rate of kerala.
  1. Status of people.
  2. Adequate provision of basic health and educational facilities.
  3. The per capita income is more.
  4. All of these.
  1. Identify the things that we cannot buy with money.
  1. Pollution free environment.
  2. Protect us from infectious diseases.
  3. Clothes and cars.
  4. Both A and B.
  1. The passage given above is related to which of the following options?
  1. Exhaustion of natural resources.
  2. Tax.
  3. Income and public facilities.
  4. All of these.
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Read the given source and answer the questions that follow:
For comparing countries, their income is considered to be one of the most important attributes. Countries with higher income are more developed than others with less income. This is based on the understanding. that more income means more of all things that human beings need. Whatever people like, and should have, they will be able to get with greater income. So, greater income itself is considered to be one important goal. The rich countries, excluding countries of the Middle East and certain other small countries, are generally called developed countries.
Q.1. The Middle East countries even though are rich countries; but they are not considered as a developed. country. Why?
Q.2. What is considered to be one of the most important attributes when we compare countries at the level of development?
Q.3. Which country can be considered as a developed country in the modern world?
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