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How is income an… (Class 10 Social Science 2025, Q33a)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 32/2/1 · 5 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 33(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/2/1, section D, question 33(a), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q33(a) · 5 marks · Long answerDevelopment

How is income an important factor in assessing the development of a country? Mention the classification done by the World Bank. (2+3=5)

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 32/2/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Ask why a country with higher average income is usually called more developed.

Hint 2

Recall the World Bank's three categories: rich, middle and low income.

Hint 3

Remember the 2019 limits: US 49,300; also say where India falls.

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. Income is one of the most important attributes for comparing countries: countries with higher income are regarded as more developed than those with lower income.

    1 mark

  2. Higher income means more of the things people need. With greater income people can buy what they like and need, so higher income is itself an important goal of development.

    1 mark

  3. World Bank (World Development Report 2019) classifies countries by per capita income. High-income (rich) countries have US$ 49,300 per annum and above.

    1 mark

  4. Middle-income countries have per capita income between US 49,300 per annum. Low-income countries have US$ 2,500 per annum or less.

    1 mark

  5. India is in the middle-income category because its per capita income in 2019 was only US$ 6,700 per annum.

    1 mark

Answer: Higher income means more goods and services to meet needs, so it is used to compare development. World Bank (2019): high income ≥ US 2,500–49,300; low ≤ US 6,700).

Where the marks are

  • Income is a key attribute for comparing countries (1 mark)
  • More income means more of what people need and want (1 mark)
  • High-income countries: US$ 49,300 and above (1 mark)
  • Middle- and low-income ranges stated correctly (1 mark)
  • India is middle-income with US$ 6,700 (1 mark)

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 paper2025 board paper, set 32/2/1: every question, by section.

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