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Privatisation… (Class 10 Social Science SQP 2025-26, Q38B)

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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(B)

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

Q38(B) · 5 marks · Long answerGlobalisation and the Indian Economy

Privatisation can have both positive and negative effects on the economy. Support the statement with argument.

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

Hints

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Hint 1

Think of what private ownership does to efficiency.

Hint 2

Think of who may be left out when profit is the motive.

Hint 3

Include at least two positive and two negative effects.

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. Positive – efficiency: Private firms, driven by profit and competition, raise efficiency and productivity.

    1 mark

  2. Positive – quality and burden: Services improve in quality, and the government's financial burden is reduced.

    1 mark

  3. Negative – welfare: Profit being the only motive, public welfare is neglected and poor people cannot access basic facilities.

    1 mark

  4. Negative – jobs: Workers lose employment security, as private firms can hire and fire freely.

    1 mark

  5. Negative – inequality and accountability: The gap between rich and poor widens, and government accountability falls.

    1 mark

Answer: Privatisation raises efficiency, quality and reduces government burden, but it can harm public welfare, job security and equality.

Where the marks are

  • Any 5 points with at least 2 positive and 2 negative effects (1 mark each)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Globalisation and 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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