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"The economic… (Class 10 Social Science 2023, Q31b)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 32/6/1 · 5 marks · Long answer

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

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/6/1, section D, question 31(b), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q31(b) · 5 marks · Long answerManufacturing Industries

"The economic strength of a country is measured by the development of manufacturing industries." 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

How do factories help farming?

Hint 2

Think of jobs, regional balance and exports.

Hint 3

What is gained by turning raw material into finished goods?

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. Manufacturing helps modernise agriculture, the backbone of the economy, by supplying machines, fertilisers and pumps.

    1 mark

  2. It reduces dependence on agricultural income by providing jobs in the secondary and tertiary sectors.

    1 mark

  3. Industrial development is a precondition for removing unemployment and poverty. This was the philosophy behind public sector and joint sector industries.

    1 mark

  4. Industries in tribal and backward areas help reduce regional disparities. Export of manufactured goods expands trade and earns foreign exchange.

    1 mark

  5. Countries that turn raw materials into finished goods of higher value are prosperous, so India's prosperity lies in diversifying manufacturing quickly.

    1 mark

Answer: Manufacturing modernises agriculture, creates jobs, removes poverty and disparities and earns foreign exchange, so it measures economic strength.

Where the marks are

  • Modernises agriculture (1 mark)
  • Jobs, reduced dependence on agriculture (1 mark)
  • Removal of poverty and unemployment (1 mark)
  • Regional balance and exports (1 mark)
  • Value addition 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 32/6/1: every question, by section.

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