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"Tertiary sector has a… (Class 10 Social Science 2024, Q29)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 32/2/1 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2024: question 29

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 32/2/1, section C, question 29, for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q29 · 3 marks · Short answerCompetency-basedSectors of the Indian Economy

"Tertiary sector has a pivotal role in the economy of the country." Support your answer with day-to-day examples.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 32/2/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Name services you use daily.

Hint 2

How do these services help farms and factories?

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 tertiary sector gives services such as transport, banking, communication, storage and trade. These support the primary and secondary sectors; for example, trucks carry grain and banks give loans.

    1 mark

  2. It produces services rather than goods and includes essential services such as doctors, teachers and traders.

    1 mark

  3. It employs many people, has the largest share in India's GDP, and helps bring in foreign exchange, for example through IT services and tourism.

    1 mark

Answer: The tertiary sector supports other sectors, gives essential services and employment, and has the highest GDP share.

Where the marks are

  • Supports other sectors with transport, banking and similar services (1 mark)
  • Provides essential services (1 mark)
  • Employment and highest GDP share (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 paper2024 board paper, set 32/2/1: every question, by section.

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