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Explain the difference… (Class 10 Social Science 2025, Q29)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 32/1/1 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 29

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/1/1, section C, question 29, for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q29 · 3 marks · Short answerSectors of the Indian Economy

Explain the difference between public and private sector of Indian economy with example.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 32/1/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Who owns the assets in each sector?

Hint 2

Think about the motive of each sector.

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. In the public sector the government owns most assets and provides services. In the private sector, private individuals or companies own the assets and deliver the services.

    1 mark

  2. Examples: Railways and the Post Office are public. TISCO and Reliance Industries are private.

    1 mark

  3. The public sector aims at public welfare, not only profit, and raises funds through taxes. The private sector is guided by profit and raises its own funds.

    1 mark

Answer: The public sector is government-owned and welfare-oriented (e.g. Railways); the private sector is privately owned and profit-driven (e.g. TISCO, Reliance).

Where the marks are

  • Difference in ownership (1 mark)
  • Examples of each sector (1 mark)
  • Difference in motive or funds (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 paper2025 board paper, set 32/1/1: every question, by section.

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