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How is energy a basic… (Class 10 Social Science 2024, Q22)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 32/4/1 · 2 marks · Very short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2024: question 22

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 32/4/1, section B, question 22, for 2 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q22 · 2 marks · Very short answerResources and Development

How is energy a basic requirement for economic development of a country ? Explain with examples.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 32/4/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

List the sectors of the economy that use power.

Hint 2

Link factories and transport to energy use.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. Every sector of the economy (agriculture, industry, transport, commerce and household) needs energy inputs. Farming needs energy for pumps and tractors, and railways and trucks need fuel.

    1 mark

  2. Development plans since independence needed ever more energy to keep running. For example, factories use electricity to manufacture goods, so growth in output depends on energy.

    1 mark

Answer: Energy powers all sectors and manufacturing, so economic development depends on it.

Where the marks are

  • Energy needed in all sectors, with example (1 mark)
  • Development plans or manufacturing need rising energy, with example (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Resources and Development, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2024 board paper, set 32/4/1: every question, by section.

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