Bihar Board Class 10 · Social Science · Matric exam 2027
Bihar Board Class 10 Social Science Question Paper 2022
The board’s 2022 question paper, set A — all 112 questions as printed; 80 objective answers from the board’s own key; full model answers for 3 written questions, how the answer begins for 28 more. Each question names its chapter, where that chapter’s most-asked questions are.
Full marks 80 · Time 2 h 45 min
Section A · Objective questions (80)
Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Civil Disobedience Movement ?
- (A) Lord Dalhousie
- (B) Lord Irwin ✓
- (C) Lord Chelmsford
- (D) Lord Minto
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
When was Geneva convention held ?
- (A) 1954 ✓
- (B) 1952
- (C) 1950
- (D) 1985
Answer (the board’s key): (A)
Chauri-Chaura incident happened in
- (A) 1920
- (B) 1922 ✓
- (C) 1930
- (D) 1942
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
World's first socialist state was
- (A) Germany
- (B) France
- (C) Russia ✓
- (D) India
Answer (the board’s key): (C)
The first traders to reach Indo-China were
- (A) French
- (B) Dutch
- (C) British
- (D) Portuguese ✓
Answer (the board’s key): (D)
Unification of Vietnam happened in
- (A) 1970
- (B) 1980
- (C) 1979
- (D) 1975 ✓
Answer (the board’s key): (D)
To what post was Count Cavour appointed by Victor Emmanuel ?
- (A) Commander-in-chief
- (B) Home Minister
- (C) Secretary
- (D) Prime Minister ✓
Answer (the board’s key): (D)
Who is known as Frontier Gandhi ?
- (A) K. Kelappan
- (B) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan ✓
- (C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- (D) C. Rajagopalachari
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
Where did the Moplah rebellion take place ?
- (A) Maharashtra
- (B) Bengal
- (C) Gujarat
- (D) Kerala ✓
Answer (the board’s key): (D)
Which is the oldest coal mine of India ?
- (A) Raniganj ✓
- (B) Jharia
- (C) Dhanbad
- (D) Korba
Answer (the board’s key): (A)
During which five-year plan the Bonus Payment Act was enacted ?
- (A) First five-year plan
- (B) Second five-year plan
- (C) Third five-year plan ✓
- (D) Fourth five-year plan
Answer (the board’s key): (C)
Where was the first jute mill established in India ?
- (A) Bombay
- (B) Calcutta ✓
- (C) Patna
- (D) Delhi
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
Who invented power-loom ?
- (A) James Watt
- (B) John Kay
- (C) Edmond Cartwright ✓
- (D) Crompton
Answer (the board’s key): (C)
Where is the headquarters of International Labour Organization ?
- (A) Paris
- (B) Washington D.C.
- (C) Rome
- (D) Geneva ✓
Answer (the board’s key): (D)
When did Singapore become independent ?
- (A) 1955
- (B) 1960
- (C) 1962
- (D) 1965 ✓
Answer (the board’s key): (D)
India is not a member of
- (A) SAARC
- (B) OPEC ✓
- (C) G-15
- (D) WTO
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
Where was the art of printing invented ?
- (A) Britain
- (B) China ✓
- (C) Greece
- (D) America
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
World's first paper mill was established in
- (A) Germany ✓
- (B) France
- (C) China
- (D) England
Answer (the board’s key): (A)
Who wrote '95 Theses' ?
- (A) Rousseau
- (B) Karl Marx
- (C) Martin Luther ✓
- (D) Gutenberg
Answer (the board’s key): (C)
Who was the founder of Mirat-ul-Akhbar ?
- (A) Raja Rammohan Roy ✓
- (B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- (C) Manmohan Ghosh
- (D) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Answer (the board’s key): (A)
Which thermal power project is in Bihar ?
- (A) Kanti Thermal Power Plant
- (B) Kahalgaon Thermal Power Plant
- (C) Nabinagar Thermal Power Plant
- (D) All of these ✓
Answer (the board’s key): (D)
When was the name of 'All India Radio' changed into Akashwani ?
- (A) 1936
- (B) 1947
- (C) 1957 ✓
- (D) 1960
Answer (the board’s key): (C)
Aluminium is related to which mineral ?
- (A) Copper
- (B) Mica
- (C) Iron ore
- (D) Bauxite ✓
Answer (the board’s key): (D)
Where is Nanda Devi National Park ?
- (A) Uttar Pradesh
- (B) Uttarakhand ✓
- (C) Kerala
- (D) Jharkhand
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
Which of the following states is not connected with railway ?
- (A) Assam
- (B) Nagaland
- (C) Manipur
- (D) Meghalaya ✓
Answer (the board’s key): (D)
When was air transport nationalized ?
- (A) 1950
- (B) 1951
- (C) 1953 ✓
- (D) 1964
Answer (the board’s key): (C)
Where was the first export promotion zone of India established ?
- (A) Falta
- (B) Kandla ✓
- (C) Chennai
- (D) Noida
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
How much area of Bihar is covered by forest ?
- (A) 15 %
- (B) 20 %
- (C) 28 %
- (D) 7 % ✓
Answer (the board’s key): (D)
A type of paddy is
- (A) Aus
- (B) Aman
- (C) Boro
- (D) All of these ✓
Answer (the board’s key): (D)
Which of the following is a carbonic mineral ?
- (A) Coal ✓
- (B) Mica
- (C) Bauxite
- (D) Copper
Answer (the board’s key): (A)
Where was the first Earth summit held ?
- (A) Johannesburg
- (B) Rio de Janeiro ✓
- (C) New York
- (D) Kyoto
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
Which of the following is not based on agriculture ?
- (A) Sugar industry
- (B) Jute industry
- (C) Textile industry
- (D) Cement industry ✓
Answer (the board’s key): (D)
The concentration of which element has increased due to over-exploitation of water in Bihar ?
- (A) Fluoride
- (B) Chloride
- (C) Arsenic ✓
- (D) Iron
Answer (the board’s key): (C)
Who is the founder of Chipko Movement ?
- (A) Medha Patkar
- (B) Sundar Lal Bahuguna ✓
- (C) Vinoba Bhave
- (D) Kailash Satyarthi
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
Which of the following is a non-renewable resource ?
- (A) Solar energy
- (B) Fossil fuel ✓
- (C) Hydel power
- (D) Wind energy
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
Where was the first hydroelectric power plant established in India ?
- (A) Shillong
- (B) Shivsamudram
- (C) Darjeeling ✓
- (D) Agartala
Answer (the board’s key): (C)
Which district of Bihar has the highest population density ?
- (A) Aurangabad
- (B) Purnia
- (C) Patna ✓
- (D) Vaishali
Answer (the board’s key): (C)
Which type of coal is mainly found in India ?
- (A) Anthracite
- (B) Bituminous ✓
- (C) Lignite
- (D) Peat
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
Which place in India receives the highest rainfall?
- (A) Mawsynram ✓
- (B) Cherrapunji
- (C) Guwahati
- (D) Agartala
Answer (the board’s key): (A)
The oldest river valley project of Bihar is
- (A) Sone Project ✓
- (B) Gandak Project
- (C) Kosi Project
- (D) Damodar Project
Answer (the board’s key): (A)
The largest bauxite producing state is
- (A) Jharkhand
- (B) Odisha ✓
- (C) West Bengal
- (D) Gujarat
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
When did the Right to Information Act come into force?
- (A) 2002
- (B) 2005 ✓
- (C) 2008
- (D) 2010
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
Which state of India shares the longest border with Nepal?
- (A) Uttar Pradesh ✓
- (B) Bihar
- (C) West Bengal
- (D) Jharkhand
Answer (the board’s key): (A)
Who was the first President of Bharatiya Janata Party?
- (A) Lal Krishna Advani
- (B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee ✓
- (C) Kanshi Ram
- (D) Kalyan Singh
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
How many percentage of seats are reserved for women in panchayats?
- (A) 27 per cent
- (B) 33 per cent
- (C) 50 per cent ✓
- (D) None of these
Answer (the board’s key): (C)
State Finance Commission is constituted
- (A) to review the financial position of panchayats ✓
- (B) to review the financial relationship between centre and states
- (C) to review the financial position of banks
- (D) all of these
Answer (the board’s key): (A)
Where was the first Municipal Corporation established in Bihar?
- (A) Motihari
- (B) Gaya
- (C) Bihar Sharif
- (D) Patna ✓
Answer (the board’s key): (D)
Who led the student movement in Bihar?
- (A) Jayaprakash Narayan ✓
- (B) Anugrah Narayan Sinha
- (C) Jagjivan Ram
- (D) Yogendra Shukla
Answer (the board’s key): (A)
Which of the following is not a National party?
- (A) Indian National Congress
- (B) Lok Janashakti Party ✓
- (C) Bahujan Samaj Party
- (D) Bharatiya Janata Party
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
What was the main cause of people's struggle in Bolivia?
- (A) To establish democracy
- (B) Privatisation of water ✓
- (C) Privatisation of electricity
- (D) Increase in price of petrol
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
Bolivia is a part of which continent?
- (A) Africa
- (B) Europe
- (C) South America ✓
- (D) Asia
Answer (the board’s key): (C)
Which of the following is called primary sector?
- (A) Service sector
- (B) Agriculture sector ✓
- (C) Industrial sector
- (D) Financial sector
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
What is the currency of Sweden?
- (A) Pound
- (B) Dollar
- (C) Ruble
- (D) Krona ✓
Answer (the board’s key): (D)
Who has given the concept of vicious circle of poverty?
- (A) Alfred Marshall
- (B) Keynes
- (C) Pigou
- (D) Ragnar Nurkse ✓
Answer (the board’s key): (D)
Which is the apex body providing refinance for agriculture and rural development?
- (A) Land Development Bank
- (B) NABARD ✓
- (C) Regional Rural Bank
- (D) Commercial Bank
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
Reserve Bank of India was established in
- (A) 1935 ✓
- (B) 1949
- (C) 1950
- (D) 1955
Answer (the board’s key): (A)
MNREGA was started in
- (A) Andhra Pradesh ✓
- (B) Rajasthan
- (C) Gujarat
- (D) Karnataka
Answer (the board’s key): (A)
Which of the following is a part of non-economic infrastructure?
- (A) Energy
- (B) Education ✓
- (C) Transport
- (D) Communication
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
When was World Trade Organization (WTO) established?
- (A) 1945
- (B) 1965
- (C) 1975
- (D) 1995 ✓
Answer (the board’s key): (D)
Brundtland Commission is related to
- (A) Inclusive growth
- (B) Basic infrastructure
- (C) Sustainable development ✓
- (D) Economic development
Answer (the board’s key): (C)
The first National Human Development Report was released during the tenure of which Prime Minister?
- (A) Indira Gandhi
- (B) Rajeev Gandhi
- (C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee ✓
- (D) Manmohan Singh
Answer (the board’s key): (C)
NITI Aayog was constituted in
- (A) January 2015 ✓
- (B) January 2016
- (C) February 2017
- (D) February 2018
Answer (the board’s key): (A)
Who had first estimated the National Income in India ?
- (A) Dr. V. K. R. V. Rao
- (B) Prof. P. C. Mahalanobis
- (C) Dadabhai Naoroji ✓
- (D) C. Rajagopalachari
Answer (the board’s key): (C)
Who is the founder of Gramin Bank ?
- (A) Prof. Md. Yunus ✓
- (B) Amartya Sen
- (C) Bimal Jalan
- (D) C. Rangarajan
Answer (the board’s key): (A)
When was Cooperative Credit Societies Act passed ?
- (A) 1902
- (B) 1904 ✓
- (C) 1910
- (D) 1919
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
Which city is called the financial capital of India ?
- (A) Delhi
- (B) Patna
- (C) Bengaluru
- (D) Mumbai ✓
Answer (the board’s key): (D)
Which sector contributes the most to the Gross Domestic Product of India ?
- (A) Agriculture sector
- (B) Industrial sector
- (C) Service sector ✓
- (D) Manufacturing sector
Answer (the board’s key): (C)
Which recognized mark is necessary to ensure the purity of Gold jewellery ?
- (A) ISI mark
- (B) Agmark
- (C) Hallmark ✓
- (D) None of these
Answer (the board’s key): (C)
Consumer Protection Act came into force in
- (A) 1986 ✓
- (B) 1980
- (C) 1987
- (D) 1988
Answer (the board’s key): (A)
Which river is called the 'Sorrow of Bihar' ?
- (A) Sone
- (B) Kosi ✓
- (C) Punpun
- (D) Ganga
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
Vibration at the bottom of the ocean is related to
- (A) Thunder-storm
- (B) Cyclone
- (C) Tsunami ✓
- (D) None of these
Answer (the board’s key): (C)
Which satellite is used for resource exploration and management ?
- (A) Communication satellite
- (B) Remote sensing satellite ✓
- (C) Navigation satellite
- (D) Polar satellite
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
The largest man-made reservoir in India is
- (A) Nagarjuna Sagar
- (B) Krishna Sagar
- (C) Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar ✓
- (D) Govind Sagar
Answer (the board’s key): (C)
Most flood affected country is
- (A) Pakistan
- (B) Iran
- (C) Bangladesh ✓
- (D) Bhutan
Answer (the board’s key): (C)
Which part is shown by blue colour in a map ?
- (A) Mountain
- (B) Plateau
- (C) Plains
- (D) Water ✓
Answer (the board’s key): (D)
Kutch region of Gujarat is in which earthquake zone ?
- (A) Zone-1
- (B) Zone-3
- (C) Zone-4
- (D) Zone-5 ✓
Answer (the board’s key): (D)
Where is the headquarters of Northern Railway ?
- (A) Kolkata
- (B) Gorakhpur
- (C) Hajipur
- (D) New Delhi ✓
Answer (the board’s key): (D)
What is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab ?
- (A) Deforestation
- (B) Intensive farming
- (C) Overgrazing
- (D) Over-irrigation ✓
Answer (the board’s key): (D)
Who is the constitutional head of India ?
- (A) President ✓
- (B) Prime Minister
- (C) Governor
- (D) Vice-President
Answer (the board’s key): (A)
Where is Angkor Wat temple ?
- (A) Vietnam
- (B) Thailand
- (C) Laos
- (D) Cambodia ✓
Answer (the board’s key): (D)
Section B · Written questions (32)
What were the causes of the French Revolution of 1848 ?
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Model answer · causes of French Revolution 1848
- 1.The liberal policies of Louis Philippe failed, due to which people started to oppose him. Rising unemployment and starvation among the people created widespread discontent in France, which prepared the background for the revolution.1 mark
- 2.Demands for political reforms grew strong among the people of France. Reformist movements were launched for the expansion of suffrage, and these reformist movements inspired the Revolution of 1848.1 mark
- Write 'liberal policies of Louis Philippe' failed and mention both 'unemployment and starvation' in the first point.
- In the second point, use the exact words 'political reforms' and 'expansion of suffrage'.
- Keep each cause in its own paragraph without repeating the other point.
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Give a brief account of Champaran Satyagraha.
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Model answer · Champaran Satyagraha
- 1.Champaran Satyagraha was started in 1917 under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi in the Champaran district of Bihar against the exploitation of indigo farmers by indigo farm owners.1 mark
- 2.The main objective of this movement was to liberate the farmers of Champaran from the Tinkathia system, under which they were forced to produce indigo on 3/20 part of their land, and to ensure that they received fair prices for their produce instead of being compelled to sell at a very low fixed price.1 mark
- Write '1917' clearly as the starting year of Champaran Satyagraha.
- Mention 'Tinkathia system' by name as the system the farmers were to be freed from.
- State that the movement aimed at fair prices for farmers' produce.
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What do you mean by deindustrialization ?
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Model answer · deindustrialization, colonial India
- 1.Deindustrialization means the decline or destruction of a country's established traditional industries or handicraft industries.1 mark
- 2.This mainly occurred during colonial rule, when British policies and foreign machine-made goods made India an exporter of raw materials and an importer of finished goods.1 mark
- Begin with the exact definition: decline or destruction of a country's established traditional industries or handicraft industries.
- State clearly that it happened during colonial rule due to British policies and foreign machine-made goods.
- Mention India became an exporter of raw materials and an importer of finished goods.
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What was the main objective of Bretton Woods conference ?
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1. The main objective of the Bretton Woods conference was to maintain economic stability and complete employment in the industrial world.
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →What was the condition of the Russian peasants before the revolution ?
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1. Before the revolution, the condition of the Russian peasants was very miserable. Most of the population in Russia was of peasants and they were living in extreme misery and poverty. Though Tsar Alexander II ended the…
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →Why did the Khilafat movement happen ?
How the model answer begins
1. After the defeat of Turkey in the First World War, the Ottoman Empire was dissolved and a rumour that a cruel peace treaty would be imposed on the Ottoman Emperor, who was the Khalifa of the Islamic world, spread and…
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →Describe the development of nationalism in Indo-China.
How the model answer begins
1. Nationalism in Indo-China emerged as a reaction against French colonialism. There was a great difference between the life of common people and the French. In the First World War, thousands of Indo-Chinese were taken to…
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →State the causes and consequences of non-cooperation movement.
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1. The Rowlatt Act passed by the British government in 1919 allowed the arrest of Indians without trial and created widespread discontent among the Indian people. This oppressive law, along with the brutal activities of…
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →- Q 9Short answer2 marks
Describe any two functions of Municipal corporation.
What do you mean by secularism ?
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1. Secularism means that the state does not have any official religion of its own. In our country no religion is accepted as the state religion. Contrary to the status given to Buddhism in Sri Lanka, Islam in Pakistan and…
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →What is anti-defection law ?
How the model answer begins
1. Anti-defection law is a law under which if an elected representative leaves their party to join another party, their membership is terminated.
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →Define secret ballot.
How the model answer begins
1. Secret ballot is a process in which a voter casts their vote for their preferred candidate or party, and it remains confidential as to whom they have voted for.
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →Describe the structure and functions of village court.
How the model answer begins
1. The head of the Gram Kachahari is the Sarpanch. The Sarpanch is directly elected by the voters of the Gram Panchayat. The tenure of the Sarpanch is five years, and the Sarpanch is in charge of the Gram Kachahari.
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →Why is lack of education a challenge to democracy ?
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1. Lack of education is a challenge to democracy because it prevents citizens from being aware of their democratic rights and duties. When people are not educated, they do not know what rights the democratic system has…
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →What is the difference between per capita income and national income ?
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1. National Income: National Income is the total monetary value of all goods and services produced in a country during a period of one year.
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →Define economic planning.
How the model answer begins
1. Economic planning means formulating a systematic plan to utilize the country's available means and resources for achieving predetermined objectives.
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →What do you mean by self help group ?
How the model answer begins
1. Self-help groups are groups of 15 to 20 members, especially women, in rural areas who regularly pool their savings.
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →What is meant by Liberalization ?
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1. Liberalisation means to remove all restrictions imposed by the government on license and reservation. It means the removal of unnecessary controls and restrictions imposed by the government, such as barriers on foreign…
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →Explain the three-tier judicial system set up by the government for consumer protection.
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1. For redressal of complains of consumers, government established a three tier semi-judicial system under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, the first level of which is the District Forum established at the district…
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →Mention the main features of mixed economy.
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1. In a mixed economy, the means of production are owned by both private and public sectors. Mixed economy is a mixture of capitalist and socialist economy, as it is the economy where means of production are owned by the…
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →Name two coal fields of Gondwana system.
How the model answer begins
1. Jharia is a major coal field of the Gondwana group. It lies in Jharkhand and is one of the main producing regions of coal in this state.
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →Write the names of any four trees of deciduous forests.
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1. One tree of deciduous forests is Teak (Sagwan).
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →Give four examples of renewable energy.
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1. Solar energy is one example of renewable energy.
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →What is the difference between cash crop and plantation crop ?
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1. Cash crops are those crops which are grown primarily for sale in the market.
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →Give two causes for the low productivity of agriculture in Bihar.
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1. One cause for the low productivity of agriculture in Bihar is irrigation problems. The agriculture here is dependent on Monsoon which is also prone to frequent flood and drought but still there is no proper arrangement…
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →How is crop rotation helpful in soil conservation?
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1. Crop rotation means that different crops are sown alternately in the same field. By regular cultivation of wheat, cotton, maize, potato etc. the fertility of the soil is reduced, which can be regained by cultivating…
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →Mention the efforts taken in the direction of conservation of power resources.
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1. Power resources should be used economically and wastage of energy should be prevented. For this, rule of judicious use of the energy should be adopted and development of technology is essential. Such motor cars should…
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →Discuss the food security system adopted by the government to solve the problem of hunger.
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1. To solve the problem of hunger, the government has adopted a food security system. First, the government has maintained buffer stocks of food grains. This buffer stock ensures the supply of food grains during emergency…
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →What should be done to maintain soil moisture in drought?
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1. Organic manure should be used in fields to increase the water-holding capacity of the soil. This helps the soil retain moisture for a longer time even during drought period, so that crops do not suffer badly due to…
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →What should be the shape of buildings in the earthquake prone area?
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1. The shape of buildings in earthquake-prone areas should be rectangular and symmetrical, and these buildings should be of light structure so that they can withstand earthquake shocks.
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →What do you mean by rainwater harvesting?
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1. Rainwater harvesting is a method of collecting and storing rainwater for future use.
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →Why is disaster management needed?
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1. Disaster management is necessary to reduce the loss of life and property caused by disasters. Disasters like floods, drought, earthquake, Tsunami and cyclones destroy human lives and property on a large scale, and…
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