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Study the diagram given below and answer the questions:

a)Why is the agriculture sector using 89% of surface water and 92% of underground water?


b) Usages of which two sectors are likely to increase more in future?

The agriculture sector uses both surface water and underground water as the Indian monsoon is highly unpredictable and irregular.


b)


Domestic and industrial sectors are likely to increase more in future.


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Study the diagram given below and answer the questions:

a) Identify the iron and steel plant shown on the map.


b) Name any two raw materials used in this plant and their sources


c) How does the iron and steel plants form a base for industrial


development?

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American slave auction advertised slaves for sale or temporary hire by their

owners. Buyers often paid as much as $2,000 for a skilled, healthy slave.


Such auctions often separated family members from one another, many of


who never saw their loved ones again.


Read the above paragraph and answer the following:


a. “Slavery was a curse” Justify the statement in your opinion.


b. What kind of values are needed to bring slavery to an end?

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Name any five types of rural settlement patterns developed in different parts of the world. Write their typical features.

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What are the problems faced by the Indian agriculture system? Suggest some ways to overcome them.