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Contemporary India – II

Class 10 · Geography

Ch 1 · Resources and Development

Real UPSC Prelims questions from 2016–2026, linked to this book. Try each one first, then open the answer. 2026 answers follow UPSC's provisional answer key.

Prelims 2016 · Q57

With reference to 'Agenda 21', sometimes seen in the news, consider the following statements:

1.It is a global action plan for sustainable development.
2.It originated in the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg in 2002.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2

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UPSC's answer: (a)

NCERT answers it: Class 10 Contemporary India – II, Ch 1 (Resources and Development).

Class 10 Contemporary India II, ch 1: Agenda 21 was signed by world leaders at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro to achieve global sustainable development. So 1 is true and 2 (Johannesburg, 2002) is false. Answer (a).

Hindi version: UPSC's official question paper (2016), question 57 ↗

Prelims 2021 · Q64

The black cotton soil of India has been formed due to the weathering of

(a)brown forest soil
(b)fissure volcanic rock
(c)granite and schist
(d)shale and limestone

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UPSC's answer: (b)

NCERT answers it: Class 10 Contemporary India – II, Ch 1 (Resources and Development); Class 7 Exploring Society: India and Beyond (Part 2), Ch 1 (The Story of Indian Farming).

Contemporary India – II (ch 1): black soil is typical of the Deccan trap (basalt) region and is made up of lava flows. Exploring Society, Class 7 Part 2 (ch 1): black soil forms from weathered volcanic rock. So (b).

Hindi version: UPSC's official question paper (2021), question 64 ↗

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