Telangana Board Class 10 Social Studies — Flashcards

A: Relief features are the physical features of the Earth’s surface, such as mountains, plains, plateaus, deserts, coastal plains and islands. They decide how people live, farm, travel and build settleme

A: India has mountains, plains, plateaus, deserts, coastal plains and islands. These landforms are very different from one another, so the country shows great variety in height, slope, climate and natura

A: The Standard Meridian of India is 82°30' E. It passes near Allahabad and is used as the reference for Indian Standard Time. Indian Standard Time is 5½ hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.

A: Development means improvement in people's lives and in society. It includes not only higher income but also better education, good health, freedom, security, respect, and equal treatment. A country is

A: Different people live in different situations, so they value different things. One person may want more income, another may want freedom, another may want education, and another may want respect or se

A: Landless rural labourers want more days of work and better wages. They also want a local school that gives quality education to their children, no social discrimination, and the chance to become leade

A: GDP is the monetary value of all final goods and services produced in a nation during a given year. It is used as an indicator of a country's income and overall economic output.

A: GDP includes only final goods and services to avoid double counting. Intermediate goods are already included in the value of the final good. For example, paddy, rice, and husk are intermediate goods,

A: Growth Rate = [(GDP_current year – GDP_previous year)/GDP_previous year] × 100. Here, GDP_current year means the GDP of the year being measured, and GDP_previous year means the GDP of the preceding ye