CBSE Class 10 Social Science Worksheet Set 03 Solved

SET - C

VALUE POINTS

1 What do you understand by the term resource?

Everything available in our environment which can be used to satisfy our needs, provided, it is technologically accessible, economically feasible and culturally acceptable can be termed as ‘Resource

2 When and where was the First International Earth Summit take place?

The First International Earth summit took Place in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil in the year 1992.

3 ‘Indian Tamils’: whose forefathers came from India as plantation

workers during colonial period, are called ‘Indian Tamils’. D.P-Pg:3

4 The ‘constitutional and legal arrangements’ made in India to share power among various social groups:

Reservation in the legislative assemblies for weaker sections and women.( Reserved Constituencies) D.P-Pg:9

5 The ethnic composition of Brussels:

In the capital city Brussels, 80 per cent people speak French while 20 per cent are Dutch speaking. (Language and percentage should be specified) D.P- Pg: 2

6 ’Majoritarianism’ means:

A belief that the majority community should be able to rule a country in whichever way it wants, by disregarding the wishes and needs of the minority. . D.P- Pg: 3

7 Attendance ratio is defined as the ratio of the number of persons in the official age-group attending any educational institution in a particular classgroup to the total number persons in the age-group.

8 Average income which is the total income of the country divided by its total population.

9 ‘The relations between the Sinhala and Tamil communities strained over time’:

i. The democratically elected government adopted a series of MAJORITARIAN measures to establish Sinhala supremacy. In 1956, an Act was passed to recognize Sinhala as the only official language, thus disregarding Tamil. The governments followed preferential policies that favoured Sinhala applicants for university positions and government jobs.

i. A new constitution stipulated that the state shall protect and foster Buddhism.

ii. All these government measures, coming one after the other, gradually increased the feeling of alienation among the Sri Lankan Tamils. They felt that none of the major political parties led by the Buddhist Sinhala leaders were sensitive to their language and culture. They felt that the constitution and government policies denied them equal political rights, discriminated against them in getting jobs and other opportunities and ignored their interests. (Assessed as a whole answer)
D.P-Pg: 3

10 Power sharing is desirable:

i. Firstly, power sharing is good because it helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups. Since social conflict often leads to violence and political instability, power sharing is a good way to ensure the stability of political order.

ii. Second, deeper reason why power sharing is good for democracies. Power sharing is the very spirit of democracy. A democratic rule involves sharing power with those affected by its exercise, and who have to live with its effects. People have a right to be consulted on how they are to be governed. A legitimate government is one where citizens, through participation, acquire a stake in the system.
(Assessed as a whole answer) D.P-Pg:6

11 Human capital formation – compare countries based on the educational levels , health status and PCI.

a) Infant mortality rate

b) Literacy rate

c) Gross enrollment ratio

d) B.M.I. (explain any two)

12 What was Gandhiji‟s concern about resource conservation? Explain.

Gandhiji believed that: a) There is enough for everybody’s need and not for anybody’s greed. b) He placed the greedy and selfish individuals and exploitative nature of modern technology as the root cause for resource depletion at the global level. c) He was against mass production and wanted to replace it with the production by the masses

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