CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 31(a)
Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/3/1, section D, question 31(a), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.
Q31(a) · 5 marks · Long answerAgriculture
The Government of India has invited some suggestions for institutional reforms in agriculture. Propose any five institutional reforms to the Government for the betterment of agriculture.
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
Institutional reforms concern credit, insurance and fair prices.
Hint 2
Think of what protects a farmer from crop failure.
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 mark
Implement the crop insurance scheme effectively against drought, flood, cyclone, fire and disease.
- 1 mark
Encourage farmers to borrow from Grameen banks, co-operative societies and banks instead of moneylenders.
- 1 mark
Promote the use of Kisan Credit Cards among farmers.
- 1 mark
Promote the Personal Accident Insurance Scheme.
- 1 mark
Ensure Minimum Support Price to protect farmers from middlemen, and spread awareness of weather bulletins and farm programmes on radio and TV.
Answer: Crop insurance, easy institutional credit, Kisan Credit Cards, accident insurance, and MSP with awareness programmes.
Where the marks are
- Crop insurance (1 mark)
- Institutional credit (1 mark)
- Kisan Credit Card (1 mark)
- Personal accident insurance (1 mark)
- MSP/awareness of weather bulletins (1 mark)
Revise the chapter
- Chapter: Agriculture (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
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