CBSE EXAMINATION PAPER-2023

Read the given source and answer the questions that follow:

We use many items in our daily life. From toothpaste to our bed tea,

milk, clothes, soaps, food items, etc., are required everyday. All these can

be purchased from the market. Have you ever thought as to how these

items are brought from the site of production ? All the production is meant

for consumption. From the fields and factory, the produce is brought to

the place from where consumers purchase it. It is the transportation of

these items from the site of their production to the market which make

them available to the consumer.

We not only use material things, like fruits, vegetables, books,

clothes, etc., but also use ideas, views and messages in our daily life. Do

you know we exchange our views, ideas and messages from one place to

another or one individual to another while communicating with the help

of various means ?

The use of transport and communication depends upon our need to

move things from place of their availability to the place of their use.

Human beings use various methods to move goods, commodities, ideas

from one place to another.

Study the given figure carefully and answer the questions that follow:

On the given political outline map of the world seven geographical features have been marked as A, B, C, D, E, F and G. Identify any five and name them on the lines marked near them.

On the given political outline map of India, locate and label any five of the following :

Which one of the following approaches was initially proposed by the International Labour Organisation (ILO)?

Identify the feature of mixed farming from the following :

Which of the following is an example of an ‘educational town’ ?

Which one of the following is NOT true about Bharmaur tribal region ?

Which of the following statement is NOT true regarding Indira Gandhi

Canal ?

Which of the following commission replaced ‘Planning Commission’ ?

Choose the correct pair from the following :

Match the Column I with Column II and choose the correct option :

Column I Column II

i. Clustered a. Isolated settlement

ii. Semi-clustered b. Units are locally known as Panna, Para, Palli ete.

iii. Hamleted c. Fragmented settlement

iv. Dispersed d. Closely built up region

A Case Study

Jhabua district is located in the westernmost agro-climatic zone in

Madhya Pradesh. It is, in fact, one of the five most backward districts of

the country. It is characterized by high concentration of tribal population

(mostly Bhils). The people suffer due to poverty which has been

accentuated by the high rate of resource degradation, both forest and

land. The watershed management programmes funded by both the

Ministries of “Rural Development” and “Agriculture”, Government of

India, have been successfully implemented in Jhabua district which has

gone a long way in preventing land degradation and improving soil

quality. Watershed Management Programmes acknowledge the linkage

between land, water and vegetation and attempts to improve livelihoods

of people through natural resource management and community

participation. In the past five years the programmes funded by the

Ministry of Rural Development alone (implemented by Rajiv Gandhi

Mission for Watershed Management) has treated 20 percent of the total

area under Jhabua district.

The Petlawad Development block of Jhabua is located in the northernmost

part of the district and represents an interesting and successful case of

Government-NGO partnership and community participation in managing

watershed programmes. The Bhils in Petlawad Development block, for

example, (Sat Rundi hamlet of Karravat village) through their own

efforts, have revitalized large parts of common property resources. Each

household planted and maintained one tree on the common property.

They also have planted fodder grass on the pasture land and adopted

social-fencing of these lands for at least two years. Even after that, they

say, there would be no open grazing on these lands, but stall feeding of

cattle, and they are thus confident that the pastures they have developed

would sustain their cattle in future.

An interesting aspect of this experience is that before the community

embarked upon the process of management of the pasture, there was

encroachment on this land by a villager from an adjoining village. The

villagers called the tehsildar to ascertain the rights of the common land.

The ensuing conflict was tackled by the villagers by offering to make the

defaulter encroaching on the CPR a member of their user group and

sharing the benefits of greening the common lands / pastures.

Q. Why did the people of Jhabua tribal community suffer from poverty ?

Choose the option which is NOT correct.

A Case Study

Jhabua district is located in the westernmost agro-climatic zone in

Madhya Pradesh. It is, in fact, one of the five most backward districts of

the country. It is characterized by high concentration of tribal population

(mostly Bhils). The people suffer due to poverty which has been

accentuated by the high rate of resource degradation, both forest and

land. The watershed management programmes funded by both the

Ministries of “Rural Development” and “Agriculture”, Government of

India, have been successfully implemented in Jhabua district which has

gone a long way in preventing land degradation and improving soil

quality. Watershed Management Programmes acknowledge the linkage

between land, water and vegetation and attempts to improve livelihoods

of people through natural resource management and community

participation. In the past five years the programmes funded by the

Ministry of Rural Development alone (implemented by Rajiv Gandhi

Mission for Watershed Management) has treated 20 percent of the total

area under Jhabua district.

The Petlawad Development block of Jhabua is located in the northernmost

part of the district and represents an interesting and successful case of

Government-NGO partnership and community participation in managing

watershed programmes. The Bhils in Petlawad Development block, for

example, (Sat Rundi hamlet of Karravat village) through their own

efforts, have revitalized large parts of common property resources. Each

household planted and maintained one tree on the common property.

They also have planted fodder grass on the pasture land and adopted

social-fencing of these lands for at least two years. Even after that, they

say, there would be no open grazing on these lands, but stall feeding of

cattle, and they are thus confident that the pastures they have developed

would sustain their cattle in future.

An interesting aspect of this experience is that before the community

embarked upon the process of management of the pasture, there was

encroachment on this land by a villager from an adjoining village. The

villagers called the tehsildar to ascertain the rights of the common land.

The ensuing conflict was tackled by the villagers by offering to make the

defaulter encroaching on the CPR a member of their user group and

sharing the benefits of greening the common lands / pastures.

Q. How did people manage to develop pasture lands ? Choose the correct

option.

A Case Study

Jhabua district is located in the westernmost agro-climatic zone in Madhya Pradesh. It is, in fact, one of the five most backward districts of the country. It is characterized by high concentration of tribal population

(mostly Bhils). The people suffer due to poverty which has been accentuated by the high rate of resource degradation, both forest and land. The watershed management programmes funded by both the

Ministries of “Rural Development” and “Agriculture”, Government of India, have been successfully implemented in Jhabua district which has gone a long way in preventing land degradation and improving soil quality. Watershed Management Programmes acknowledge the linkage between land, water and vegetation and attempts to improve livelihoods of people through natural resource management and community participation. In the past five years the programmes funded by the

Ministry of Rural Development alone (implemented by Rajiv Gandhi Mission for Watershed Management) has treated 20 percent of the total area under Jhabua district. The Petlawad Development block of Jhabua is located in the northernmost part of the district and represents an interesting and successful case of

Government-NGO partnership and community participation in managing watershed programmes. The Bhils in Petlawad Development block, for example, (Sat Rundi hamlet of Karravat village) through their own

efforts, have revitalized large parts of common property resources. Each household planted and maintained one tree on the common property. They also have planted fodder grass on the pasture land and adopted social-fencing of these lands for at least two years. Even after that, they

say, there would be no open grazing on these lands, but stall feeding of cattle, and they are thus confident that the pastures they have developed would sustain their cattle in future. An interesting aspect of this experience is that before the community embarked upon the process of management of the pasture, there was encroachment on this land by a villager from an adjoining village. The villagers called the tehsildar to ascertain the rights of the common land. The ensuing conflict was tackled by the villagers by offering to make the defaulter encroaching on the CPR a member of their user group and sharing the benefits of greening the common lands / pastures.

Q. How did the Bhils, through their own efforts revitalise the common property resources ? Choose the correct option.