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Explain any two… (Class 10 Social Science 2023, Q22a)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 32/6/1 · 2 marks · Very short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2023: question 22(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/6/1, section B, question 22(a), for 2 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q22(a) · 2 marks · Very short answerAgriculture

Explain any two efforts taken by the Government of India to modernise agriculture.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 32/6/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Think of institutions for agricultural research and training.

Hint 2

Think of support such as infrastructure, animal breeding and weather forecasts.

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 Government set up the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), agricultural universities and veterinary services, which carry out research and spread improved farming methods.

    1 mark

  2. It improved rural infrastructure and supported horticulture development, animal breeding centres and weather forecasting research, and launched initiatives under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan to strengthen agriculture.

    1 mark

Answer: Setting up ICAR, agricultural universities and veterinary services; improving rural infrastructure and horticulture/animal breeding/meteorology support.

Where the marks are

  • First effort explained, e.g. ICAR and agricultural universities (1 mark)
  • Second effort explained, e.g. rural infrastructure, horticulture or weather research (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Agriculture (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Agriculture, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2023 board paper, set 32/6/1: every question, by section.

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