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Two statements are… (Class 10 Social Science 2025, Q14)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 32/3/1 · 1 mark · Assertion-reason

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 14

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/3/1, section A, question 14, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q14 · 1 mark · Assertion-reasonCompetency-basedManufacturing Industries

Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements and choose the correct option.

Assertion (A): Most of the jute industry in India is located in a narrow belt along the banks of Hugli river.
Reason (R): India is the second largest exporter of jute.

  1. (A)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. (B)Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  3. (C)(A) is true, but (R) is false.
  4. (D)(A) is false, but (R) is true.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 32/3/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Check each statement.

Hint 2

Does exporting explain the location along a river?

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. A is true: the jute mills are concentrated along the Hugli.

  2. R is true: India is the second largest producer and a major exporter of jute, but this does not explain the location of mills. So B.

    1 mark

Answer: (B)

Where the marks are

  • Both true, R not explanation (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Manufacturing Industries, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2025 board paper, set 32/3/1: every question, by section.

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