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Why is 'Tertiary… (Class 10 Social Science 2023, Q29A)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 32/4/1 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2023: question 29(A)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/4/1, section C, question 29(A), for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q29(A) · 3 marks · Short answerSectors of the Indian Economy

Why is 'Tertiary Sector' becoming important in India? Explain.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 32/4/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

What services support farms and factories?

Hint 2

Why do people spend more on services as incomes rise?

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 or service sector includes transport, storage, communication, banking and trade. It helps the development of the primary and secondary sectors.

    1 mark

  2. As these sectors develop, the demand for services such as transport, trade and banking rises. Incomes also rise, so demand for tourism, shopping, private schools and hospitals increases, especially in big cities.

    1 mark

  3. Services such as software and call centres have grown through external demand, and liberalisation and globalisation have created a favourable environment for faster growth.

    1 mark

Answer: The tertiary sector helps other sectors, faces rising demand and benefits from globalisation, so it is growing in importance.

Where the marks are

  • Meaning and support to other sectors (1 mark)
  • Rising demand for services as income grows (1 mark)
  • External demand and globalisation (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 32/4/1: every question, by section.

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