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Evaluate the… (Class 10 Social Science SQP 2025-26, Q35)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2025-26 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science sample paper 2025-26: question 35

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2025-26, section D, question 35, for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q35 · 3 marks · Short answerDevelopment

Evaluate the utility of public services in contributing to the overall well-being of individuals and society.

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2025-26.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Name public services the government provides, such as health, education, water and roads.

Hint 2

For each, say how it helps individuals and then the economy.

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. Healthcare: Accessible public healthcare keeps the population healthy and productive. It lowers mortality, protects the workforce and raises life expectancy, so people can contribute to the economy. Without it, disease burden and economic inefficiency rise.

    1½ marks

  2. Education and skill development / sanitation and water: Public education gives equal learning opportunities to all regardless of class. It raises literacy, skills and innovation, supporting growth, lower inequality and social cohesion. Similarly, clean water and sanitation prevent diseases such as cholera and dysentery and cut health costs.

    1½ marks

Answer: Public services such as healthcare, education, sanitation and infrastructure improve health, skills, productivity and equality, and so promote the well-being of individuals and society.

Where the marks are

  • First public service with its utility explained (1.5 marks)
  • Second public service with its utility explained (1.5 marks)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Development (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Development, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paperSample paper 2025-26: every question, by section.

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