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Explain the importance… (Class 10 Social Science 2023, Q31a)

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

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2023: question 31(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/5/1, section D, question 31(a), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q31(a) · 5 marks · Long answerManufacturing Industries

Explain the importance of manufacturing industries.

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

Hints

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Hint 1

Think of what industry gives to agriculture.

Hint 2

Think of jobs, exports and backward regions.

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. A country's economic strength is measured by its manufacturing development, which is the backbone of the economy.

    1 mark

  2. Manufacturing modernises agriculture by supplying machines, fertilisers and pesticides.

    1 mark

  3. It reduces dependence on agriculture by creating secondary and tertiary jobs.

    1 mark

  4. It helps remove unemployment and poverty, and setting up industries in tribal and backward areas reduces regional disparities.

    1 mark

  5. Export of manufactured goods earns foreign exchange and brings overall prosperity.

    1 mark

Answer: Manufacturing is the backbone of the economy: it modernises agriculture, creates jobs, reduces disparities and earns foreign exchange.

Where the marks are

  • Backbone of economy (1 mark)
  • Modernises agriculture (1 mark)
  • Reduces dependence on agriculture and creates jobs (1 mark)
  • Removes poverty and regional disparity (1 mark)
  • Foreign exchange and prosperity (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Manufacturing Industries, 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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