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Differentiate between… (Class 10 Social Science 2023, Q28)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 32/2/1 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2023: question 28

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/2/1, section C, question 28, for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q28 · 3 marks · Short answerSectors of the Indian Economy

Differentiate between primary and secondary sectors with examples.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 32/2/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Which sector takes things straight from nature?

Hint 2

Which sector turns them into new goods?

Hint 3

Use cotton as an example.

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. Primary sector activities use natural resources directly. The secondary sector changes natural products into other forms through manufacturing.

    1 mark

  2. The primary sector depends mainly on natural factors such as rainfall, sunshine and climate. The secondary sector is based on industrial activity.

    1 mark

  3. Examples: growing cotton, or dairy and mining, is primary. Making cotton cloth or sugar from sugarcane is secondary, adding value to primary products.

    1 mark

Answer: The primary sector produces from nature, as in farming. The secondary sector manufactures from primary products, as in textiles.

Where the marks are

  • Difference in nature of activity (1 mark)
  • Difference in dependence on nature or industry (1 mark)
  • Examples of each (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 paper2023 board paper, set 32/2/1: every question, by section.

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