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"Agriculture… (Class 10 Social Science SQP 2023-24, Q27)

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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 27

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2023-24, section C, question 27, for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q27 · 3 marks · Short answerAgriculture

"Agriculture gives boost to the industrial sector". Justify the statement with any three relevant points.

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

Think of what industries like textiles and sugar get from farms.

Hint 2

What do farmers buy from industries?

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. Raw materials: agriculture supplies raw materials to industries such as cotton textiles, jute, sugar, food processing and edible oils, so steady farm output sustains industrial production.

    1 mark

  2. Market: farmers buy industrial goods such as tractors, fertilisers, pesticides, pumps and electrical goods, and rising farm incomes raise demand for consumer goods.

    1 mark

  3. Employment and growth: agro-based industries create jobs, and higher rural incomes and demand encourage industrial growth and reduce poverty.

    1 mark

Answer: Agriculture supplies raw material, provides a market for industrial goods and generates employment, so it boosts industry.

Where the marks are

  • Raw material supply with example (1 mark)
  • Market for industrial goods (1 mark)
  • Employment or income generation, supporting industrial growth (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Agriculture (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Agriculture, 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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