NCERT Solutions for class 10 Science Chapter 16:Sustainable Management of Natural Resources

NCERT Solutions for class 10 Science Chapter 16 Exercise Question

Question 1

What changes would you suggest in your home in order to be environment-friendly?

Answer

Some important changes that can help make homes more environment-friendly include:

• Switch off the electrical appliances once not needed.
• Using 3R's (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) formula
• Sepration of the garbage into biodegradable waste and non-biodegradable waste .
• Use cloth shopping bags and paper cups instead of plastics.

Question 2

Can you suggest some changes in your school which would make it environment-friendly?

Answer

• By not letting the taps in washrooms left open after using them
• Switched off all the lights and fans when the classes end for the day.
• Planting of more trees in the school
• Reusing the paper or writing on both sides of the paper.

Question 3

We saw in this chapter that there are four main stakeholders when it comes to forests and wildlife. Which among these should have the authority to decide the management of forest produce? Why do you think so?

Answer

The four main stakeholder are :
1. The local people who live in and around the forest
2. Forest department of the government
3. The industrialist who use various forest products for their factories
4. The forest and wildlife activities who want to save forest

The local people who live in and around the forest area should have the authority to decide the management of forest produce. This is because the local people are well versed in the practice to use the forest produce in a Sustainable manner as they have been using the forest and wildlife resources since the ancient times without causing any damage to the environment.

Question 4

How can you as an individual contribute or make a difference to the management of (a) forests and wildlife, (b) water resources and (c) coal and petroleum?

Answer

(a). An individual can contribute to the management of forest and wildlife resources by:

• Organising tree Plantation Campaign and Promoting afforestation.
• Protest against deforestation and wildlife poaching.
• Reusing the paper or writing on both sides of the paper
• No use of animal skin product

(b). An individual can contribute towards the management of water resources by:

• Avoiding the wastage of water .
• Using Rainwater harvesting to save water.
• Turn the taps off while brushing or bathing and repair leaking water taps.

(c). An individual can contribute towards the management of non-renewable energy sources such as coal and petrol by:

• Using of public transport and bicycles.
• Using solar energy for cook heaters instead of electric .

Question 5

What can you as an individual do to reduce your consumption of the various natural resources?

Answer

• Using carpooling, bicycles, and public transport.
• Using solar energy for cook heaters instead of electric.
• We should use recycled paper to reduce the cutting down of trees
• Do not waste water.

Question 6

List five things you have done over the last week to (a) conserve our natural resources. (b) increase the pressure on our natural resources.

Answer

a)Practices for the conservation of natural resources include:

• Save Electricity : Switch off electric application when not in use.
• Use of recycled paper and other recycled products.
• Afforestation :By Plantation more tree
• Avoiding the wastage of water .
• Avoid using petrol vehicles, use CNG vehicles and cycle.

b) Increase the pressure on our natural resources:

• Using plastic and plastic product
• Use non renewable energy resources like coal
• using vehicale to covered short distance
• Using freezer because it consume lots of energy and also produce air polution
• Washing car with tab water it lead wastage of water

Question 7

On the basis of the issues raised in this chapter, what changes would you incorporate in your lifestyle in a move towards the sustainable usage of our resources?

Answer

The changes can be incorporated into the lifestyles of individuals in order to move towards a sustainable usage of natural resources are follows:

• Using separate dustbin in homes to store biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste.
• By switching off lights, fans, and other electrical appliances when not in use.
• using LEDs instead blub.
• Using solar panel to produce electricity.
• Using rainwater harvesting to store water
• Usage of recycled products such as recycled paper and bottles.
• By planting more tree
• Using eco-frendly
• We should jute bags instead plastic bags