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Explain the difference… (Class 10 Social Science 2024, Q33b)

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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 33(b)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 32/5/1, section D, question 33(b), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q33(b) · 5 marks · Long answerSectors of the Indian Economy

Explain the differences between the organised and unorganised sector of economic activities.

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

Hints

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

Hint 1

Start with job security.

Hint 2

Think of laws such as the Factories Act and who they cover.

Hint 3

Compare benefits like paid leave, PF and medical facilities.

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. Terms of employment: In the organised sector employment is regular and secure. In the unorganised sector it is irregular and insecure.

    1 mark

  2. Registration and rules: Organised units are registered and follow government rules such as the Factories Act, Minimum Wages Act, PF and gratuity. Unorganised units are outside government control, mostly unregistered, and do not follow these rules.

    1 mark

  3. Working hours and pay: Organised sector workers work fixed hours and get extra pay for overtime. Unorganised sector workers often work longer hours with no overtime pay.

    1 mark

  4. Benefits: Organised sector workers get paid leave, medical benefits, provident fund and gratuity. Unorganised workers get no such benefits.

    1 mark

  5. Working conditions: Organised sector workers get facilities such as safe drinking water and a safe working environment. Unorganised workers get almost no such facilities.

    1 mark

Answer: Organised sector: secure jobs, registered, rules followed, fixed hours, many benefits. Unorganised sector: insecure jobs, unregistered, long hours, no benefits or facilities.

Where the marks are

  • Regular and secure versus irregular and insecure employment (1 mark)
  • Registration and following government rules versus not (1 mark)
  • Fixed hours and overtime versus long hours (1 mark)
  • Benefits such as leave, PF and gratuity versus none (1 mark)
  • Working facilities versus none (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 32/5/1: every question, by section.

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