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Examine the rising… (Class 10 Social Science 2023, Q29)

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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 29

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/2/1, section C, question 29, for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q29 · 3 marks · Short answerSectors of the Indian Economy

Examine the rising importance of the tertiary sector in India.

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 services do farms and factories depend on?

Hint 2

What do people buy when they earn more?

Hint 3

Think of IT and BPO services.

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 tertiary sector provides basic services such as transport, medical care, banking, electricity and the post office. The development of agriculture and industry increases the need for services like transport and trade.

    1 mark

  2. As income levels rise, people demand more services such as tourism, shopping, private schools and hospitals.

    1 mark

  3. New IT-based services have become important, and the sector creates jobs even for unskilled workers.

    1 mark

Answer: The tertiary sector has grown in importance through basic services, rising demand from higher incomes, new IT services and employment.

Where the marks are

  • Basic services and support to other sectors (1 mark)
  • Rising income raises demand (1 mark)
  • New IT services or 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 paper2023 board paper, set 32/2/1: every question, by section.

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