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A worker in an… (Class 10 Social Science SQP 2023-24, Q26A)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2023-24 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science sample paper 2023-24: question 26(A)

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2023-24, section C, question 26(A), for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q26(A) · 3 marks · Short answerCompetency-basedSectors of the Indian Economy

A worker in an urban area, who was working in a small factory, was not paid his wages properly, he was forced to work extra hours under poor working conditions, there was no job security, recently he lost his job and was found selling electrical items in a pushcart.

Analyze the role of the government in protecting the workers working in an Unorganized sector.

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2023-24.

Hints

Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.

Hint 1

Which labour laws deal with wages and working hours?

Hint 2

What facilities must an employer legally give workers?

Hint 3

How can the government help someone who has lost a job to earn a living?

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. The government should register small factories and make them follow laws such as the Factories Act, Minimum Wages Act, Payment of Gratuity Act and Shops and Establishments Act, so that wages and working hours are fair.

    1 mark

  2. Workers must be given medical benefits, and the employer must provide drinking water and a safe working environment. The government should also ensure job security and protection from sudden dismissal.

    1 mark

  3. The government can give loans and support to unemployed youth to start their own work, and can provide cheap credit and marketing help to small traders like the pushcart seller.

    1 mark

Answer: The government protects the unorganised workers through regulation and law enforcement, welfare benefits, job security and support for self-employment.

Where the marks are

  • Registration of factories and enforcing labour laws on wages and hours (1 mark)
  • Medical benefits, safety and job protection (1 mark)
  • Loans or support for self-employment (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Sectors of the Indian Economy, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paperSample paper 2023-24: every question, by section.

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