cbse class 10 science question paper 2024

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Kriti

Asked: November 11, 2025In: Class 10 Social Science

India’s cotton production 2024-25 is likely to fall by 7.4% from a year ago to 30.2 million bales because of lower area and as excessive rainfall damaged the crop. Lower production will reduce exports from the world’s second biggest cotton producer in the current marketing year. India’s cotton production in 2024-25 is likely to fall mainly because of

The correct answer is option (a) because the passage clearly states cotton production is falling due to reduced cultivation area and excessive rainfall damage. It also mentions exports will fall, proving that rising exports cannot be the cause of lower ...

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Virat

Asked: November 10, 2025In: Class 10 Social Science

What role do ‘checks and balances’ play in a democratic country? Choose the most suitable option from the following:

The correct option is (b). In a democracy, checks and balances ensure that power is divided among the legislature, executive and judiciary. Each branch monitors the others to prevent misuse of authority, thus maintaining democracy and avoiding authoritarian rule or ...

Virat

Asked: November 10, 2025In: Class 10 Social Science

Read the given text and answer the following questions: New forms of popular literature appeared in print, targeting new booksellers employed peddlars who roamed around villages, carrying little books for sale. There were almanacs or ritual calendars, along with ballads and folktales. But other forms of reading matters, largely for entertainment, began to reach ordinary readers as well. In England, penny chapbooks were carried by petty peddlars known as chapmen and sold for a penny, so that even the poor could buy them. In France, were the ‘Biliotheque Bleue’ which were low – priced small books printed on poor quality paper and bound in cheap blue covers. Then there were the romances, printed on four to six pages and the more substantial ‘histories’ printed on four to six pages and the more substantial ‘histories’ which were stories about the past. Books were of various sizes, serving many different purposes and interests. (i) Evaluate briefly the term ‘Chapbook’. (45 words) (ii) Describe the role of peddlers in the distribution of popular literature in villages. (80 words) (iii) Write about the new forms of literature that were introduced in Europe to attract new readers. (80 words)

A chapbook was a small, inexpensive book sold in Europe, often for a penny, making it accessible to ordinary people, including the poor. It contained stories, ballads, folktales or practical information, serving both entertainment and educational purposes for a wide ...

Virat

Asked: November 10, 2025In: Class 10 Social Science

Read the given text and answer the following questions: Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country in 1948. The leaders of the Sinhala community sought to secure dominance over government by virtue of their majority. As a result, the democratically elected government adopted a series of MAJORITARIAN measures to establish Sinhala supremacy. Over the years, it created feelings of alienation among the Sri Lankan Tamils. They felt that none of the major political parties led by the Buddhist Sinhala leaders was sensitive to their language and culture. As a result, the relations between the Sinhala and Tamil communities strained over time. On the other hand, the Belgian leaders took a different path. They recognised the existence of regional differences and cultural diversities. Between 1970 and 1993, they amended their constitution four times to work out an arrangement that would enable everyone to live together within the same country. 28. 1 State any two demands of Tamils in Sri Lanka. 28. 2 State the results of the Majoritarian Government in Sri Lanka. 28. 3 Explain any two provisions of the Belgian model of power sharing.

The Tamils demanded that their language, Tamil, be recognised as one of the official languages of Sri Lanka. They wanted regional autonomy in Tamil-majority areas.

Virat

Asked: November 10, 2025In: Class 10 Social Science

A student interviewed two factory owners – one producing sports shoes for a multinational brand and another running a small local shoe unit. After the discussion, the student concluded that the first was linked to the globalised economy, while the second operated only in the local market. Analysis the key differences between these two production setups that must have enabled the student to reach this conclusion.

The student correctly concluded that the factory producing sports shoes for a multinational brand is part of the globalised economy, while the small local unit operates only in the domestic market. The two setups differ in several important ways.

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