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A research… (Class 10 Social Science SQP 2025-26, Q38A)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2025-26 · 5 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science sample paper 2025-26: question 38(A)

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2025-26, section D, question 38(A), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q38(A) · 5 marks · Long answerCompetency-basedSectors of the Indian Economy

A research student spoke with two people, M and N to learn about their work-related differences. On the basis of the interview conducted with both of them, the student concludes that while person M was working in an organized sector, person N was an employee of a workplace that was functioning in an unorganised way. Analyse the key differences between the two sectors that must have enabled the research student to come to this conclusion.

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

Compare job security and regularity in the two sectors.

Hint 2

Consider rules, registration and benefits such as PF, leave and pension.

Hint 3

Add a concluding line on which sector M and N belong to.

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. Employment security: M has regular, assured work with fixed terms. N's work is low-paid and irregular, often seasonal, and N can be dismissed without reason.

    1 mark

  2. Government regulation: M's enterprise is registered and follows laws such as the Factories Act and Minimum Wages Act. N's sector is largely outside government control with few legal protections.

    1 mark

  3. Benefits: M gets paid leave, holidays, provident fund, gratuity, medical benefits and overtime pay. N gets none of these.

    1 mark

  4. Working conditions and retirement: M has fixed working hours, a safe workplace and pension after retirement. N depends on the employer's whims, and jobs are small ones such as street vending or repair.

    1 mark

  5. Conclusion: These contrasts in security, regulation and benefits show that M works in the organised sector and N in the unorganised sector.

    1 mark

Answer: M (organised) has secure regular work, regulation, benefits and pension; N (unorganised) has irregular, insecure, unregulated work with no benefits.

Where the marks are

  • Employment security contrast (1 mark)
  • Government regulation contrast (1 mark)
  • Benefits contrast (1 mark)
  • Working conditions and retirement contrast (1 mark)
  • Conclusion linking to the sectors (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 paperSample paper 2025-26: every question, by section.

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