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"Manufacturing sector… (Class 10 Social Science 2024, Q31a)

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

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

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 32/5/1, 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

"Manufacturing sector is considered the backbone of development of the country." Justify the statement.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 32/5/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Think of how factories help farmers and the unemployed.

Hint 2

Consider trade, foreign exchange and GDP.

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 by supplying machines, fertilisers and pumps.

    1 mark

  2. It reduces the heavy dependence of people on agricultural income by creating jobs in the secondary and tertiary sectors.

    1 mark

  3. Industrial development is a precondition for removing unemployment and poverty.

    1 mark

  4. It reduces regional disparities by setting up industries in tribal and backward areas.

    1 mark

  5. Export of manufactured goods expands trade and earns foreign exchange; manufacturing also raises GDP and per capita income.

    1 mark

Answer: Manufacturing modernises agriculture, creates jobs, removes poverty, reduces regional disparity, and earns foreign exchange and GDP, so it is the backbone of development.

Where the marks are

  • Modernises agriculture (1 mark)
  • Provides jobs, reducing dependence on agriculture (1 mark)
  • Removes unemployment and poverty (1 mark)
  • Reduces regional disparities (1 mark)
  • Exports, foreign exchange, GDP (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 32/5/1: every question, by section.

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