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Describe the role of… (Class 10 Social Science 2024, Q31a)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 32/4/1 · 5 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2024: question 31(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 32/4/1, section D, question 31(a), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q31(a) · 5 marks · Long answerManufacturing Industries

Describe the role of manufacturing industries in the economic development of a country.

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

Think of how factories help farmers.

Hint 2

Consider jobs and exports.

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 has raised the country's GDP over the last two decades.

    1 mark

  2. It helps modernise agriculture by supplying machines, fertilisers and pumps.

    1 mark

  3. It reduces unemployment and poverty by creating jobs.

    1 mark

  4. It reduces regional disparities, as industries set up in backward tribal areas bring development.

    1 mark

  5. It expands trade and commerce, and exports earn foreign exchange.

    1 mark

Answer: Manufacturing raises GDP, modernises agriculture, creates jobs, reduces disparity and earns foreign exchange.

Where the marks are

  • Contributes to GDP (1 mark)
  • Modernises agriculture (1 mark)
  • Reduces unemployment and poverty (1 mark)
  • Reduces regional disparity (1 mark)
  • Trade and foreign exchange (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 paper2024 board paper, set 32/4/1: every question, by section.

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