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Examine the role of… (Class 10 Social Science 2024, Q29)

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

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2024: question 29

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

Q29 · 3 marks · Short answerSectors of the Indian Economy

Examine the role of Public Sector in the development and well-being of a country.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 32/3/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

What do only governments usually build?

Hint 2

Think of services for the poor.

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 owns most assets and provides services in the public sector. It builds infrastructure such as roads, railways, harbours, power plants and dams for irrigation, which promotes economic development.

    1 mark

  2. It creates employment and runs fair price ration shops, helping the poor to get food at affordable rates.

    1 mark

  3. It improves human development through health, education, safe drinking water and housing for the poor.

    1 mark

Answer: The public sector builds infrastructure, creates jobs, supports the poor and promotes human development.

Where the marks are

  • Infrastructure and development (1 mark)
  • Employment and ration shops (1 mark)
  • Health, education, water and housing (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 32/3/1: every question, by section.

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