DCMISOCIALSCIENCESCLASSX

Democracy and Diversity Class X Political Science 1. Give examples of people belonging to different social groups sharing differences and similarities cutting across the boundaries of countries. Ans.A. Johan Carlos and Tommie Smith of US were Black Americans. B. They were similar and but different from Peter Norman who was white from Australia. C. But they were all athlete who stood up against racial discrimination. 2.Do you think that social divisions are always dangerous? Explain . Ans.A. Every social difference does not lead to social division. Also social divisions are not always dangerous. B. Social differences divide similar people from one another, but they also unite very different people. People belonging to different social groups share differences and similarities cutting across the boundaries of their groups. C. People belonging to the same religion to feel that they do not belong to the same community because their caste or sect is very different. It is also

       Assignment          CH: 03 WATER RESOURCES Define the following:- I. Kuls and Guls 2. Khadins or Johads 3. Water scarcity 4. Dams (i) Explain how water becomes a renewable resource. Water is a renewable resource as it is renewed by water cycle itself, where three processes take place as evaporation, condensation and precipitation. This process of water cycle is never ending and hence, water is a renewable resource. (ii) Discuss how rainwater harvesting in semi-arid regions of Rajasthan is carried out.   Houses in the semi arid regions of Rajasthan have traditionally constructed tanks for storing drinking water. They are big and are a part of the well-developed rooftop rainwater harvesting system. The tanks are constructed inside the main house or the courtyard, and are connected to the sloping roofs of the houses through a pipe. The rain falling on the rooftop travels down and is stored in the tanks. The first spell of rain is not collected as this water cleans th