CBSE

RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT WS 5

Class 10 - Social Science

Section A
1. What per cent of the desired area is required for the forest in our country? [1]

a) 20% b) 23%

c) 33% d) 30%
2. Assertion (A): Land use data for India is only 93 percent of the total geographical area. [1]
Reason (R): Most of the land in India is occupied by mountains and rivers.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

3. Assertion (A): The net sown area in Punjab and Harayana is 80% but in northeast states, it is 10% or even less. [1]
Reason (R): Northeast states do not have a suitable climate for cultivation.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

4. Read the following data and select the appropriate option from the following. [1]

General Land Use Categories Percentage (2014-15)

Current Fallow 4.9

Culturable Wasteland 4.0

Barren and unculturable land 5.5

Net Sown Area 45.5

Forest Area 23.3

What percentage of land was left without cultivation for one or less than one agricultural year?

a) 5.5 b) 4.0

c) 4.9 d) Not mentioned

5. According to National Forest Policy (1952), the desired forest area is 33 per cent of the geographical area. Read [1]
the following data and identify what percentage of the area was under forest cover during 1960-61.

General Land Use Categories Percentage (1960-61)

Current Fallow 3.73

Culturable Wasteland 6.23

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 Barren and unculturable land 18.11

Net Sown Area 46.26

Forest Area 18.11

a) 18.11 b) 6.23

c) 3.73 d) 46.26
6. Read the given data and find out what percentage of barren and unculturable land has decreased from 1960-61 to [1]
2014-15.

General Land Use Categories Percentage (1960-61) Percentage (2014-15)

Current Fallow 3.73 4.9

Culturable Wasteland 6.23 4.0

Barren and unculturable land 18.11 5.5

Net Sown Area 46.26 45.5

Forest Area 18.11 23.3

a) 23.61 b) 5.5

c) 18.11 d) 12.61
7. Read the following data and select the appropriate option from the following. [1]

General Land Use Categories Percentage (1960-61)

Current Fallow 3.73

Culturable Wasteland 6.23

Barren and unculturable land 18.11

Other than Current Fallow 3.50

Forest Area 18.11

What percentage of land was left uncultivated for the past 1 to 5 agricultural years?

a) 18.11 b) 3.50

c) 3.73 d) 6.23
8. Give any two factors which determine the land use pattern of a nation. [1]
9. How much percentage of forest area is desired in a geographical area to maintain ecological balance as outlined [1]
in the National Forest Policy?
10. According to the National Forest Policy, what should be the percentage of forest area in a country? [1]
Section B
11. Fill in the blanks: [2]
(a) Total geographical area of India is ________ million sq. km. [1]
(b) The use of land is determined both by ________ and Human factors. [1]
12. Explain land use pattern in India and why has the land under forest not increased much since 1960-61? [2]
13. What are the different factors that determine land use? [2]

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14. Why does the net sown area vary from one state to another? [2]
Section C
15. Compare the diagrams showing land use patterns of India and answer the questions that follow: [3]
i. Which is the most satisfying feature of our present land use pattern?
ii. Give one reason for it.
16. What is the reason behind the availability of Land use data for only 93 per cent of the total geography area of [3]
India?
17. Compare the diagrams given below and find out the land use category which had the highest increase during the [3]
period 1960-61 to 2008-09 and the category which had the highest decrease during the period. Give one major
reason for each.

Source Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture, 2008-09.

Section D
18. Explain the land use pattern in India. [5]

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