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How to create more… (Class 10 Social Science 2023, Q24)

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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 24

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/6/1, 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 answerCompetency-basedDevelopment

How to create more employment in rural areas? Explain with examples.

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 irrigation and other government projects.

Hint 2

Think of non-farm activities that villages can start locally.

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. Employment can be created through mega projects such as new dams and canals that irrigate more farms, giving farmers more work and more crops.

    1 mark

  2. Employment can also be created by promoting local industries and services, e.g. honey collection centres near forests, food-processing units for potato, tomato or fruits, tourism, crafts or IT services.

    1 mark

Answer: Irrigation projects (dams, canals) and promotion of local industries and services such as food processing, honey collection and tourism.

Where the marks are

  • One way explained with example (1 mark)
  • Second way explained with example (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 32/6/1: every question, by section.

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