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Why do we call… (Class 10 Social Science 2023, Q26a)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 32/6/1 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2023: question 26(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/6/1, section C, question 26(a), for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q26(a) · 3 marks · Short answerSectors of the Indian Economy

Why do we call Tourism as a Trade? Explain.

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

Hints

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Hint 1

What do foreign tourists bring into the country?

Hint 2

Who benefits locally from tourism?

Hint 3

Name different kinds of tourism.

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. Tourism has grown substantially over the last three decades. Foreign tourist arrivals bring in foreign exchange, as trade does.

    1 mark

  2. It supports local handicrafts and cultural pursuits and promotes national integration.

    1 mark

  3. It builds international understanding of Indian culture and heritage. Tourists come for heritage, eco, adventure, medical and business tourism, e.g. to Rajasthan, Goa and Jammu and Kashmir. Hence tourism is called a trade.

    1 mark

Answer: Tourism earns foreign exchange, supports crafts and employment and spreads understanding of culture, so it is treated as a trade.

Where the marks are

  • Growth and foreign exchange earnings (1 mark)
  • Support to handicrafts, national integration (1 mark)
  • International understanding and types or places of tourism (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 32/6/1: every question, by section.

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