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Suggest any two ways… (Class 10 Social Science 2023, Q24)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 32/5/1 · 2 marks · Very short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2023: question 24

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/5/1, section B, question 24, for 2 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q24 · 2 marks · Very short answerDevelopment

Suggest any two ways to create more employment in the rural sector.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 32/5/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Think about how farmers could work more months of the year.

Hint 2

Think of non-farm activities that can be set up in villages.

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. Improve irrigation facilities so that farmers can grow two or three crops a year, which gives more work to labourers.

    1 mark

  2. Promote cottage industries and agro-processing units such as honey collection and fruit or vegetable processing in villages. Provide soft loans, roads, storage and marketing support.

    1 mark

Answer: Better irrigation and rural industries or processing units, supported by loans, roads and storage, create jobs in rural areas.

Where the marks are

  • One valid way explained, e.g. irrigation (1 mark)
  • A second valid way explained, e.g. cottage industries or infrastructure (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Development (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Development, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2023 board paper, set 32/5/1: every question, by section.

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