CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 24
Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/3/1, section B, question 24, for 2 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.
Q24 · 2 marks · Very short answerGlobalisation and the Indian Economy
Why did the Indian Government restrict foreign trade and foreign investment between 1947 – 1991? Explain.
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
Were Indian industries strong in 1947?
Hint 2
What does protection allow new industries to do?
Step-by-step solution
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- 1 mark
After Independence, trade barriers were used to protect domestic producers from foreign competition, since Indian industries were new and could not compete with imports.
- 1 mark
This was meant to promote the growth and development of indigenous industries and build a self-reliant economy.
Answer: To protect Indian producers from foreign competition and encourage the growth of domestic industries.
Where the marks are
- Protection of producers from foreign competition (1 mark)
- Promotion of indigenous industry growth (1 mark)
Revise the chapter
- Chapter: Globalisation and the Indian Economy (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
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