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Analyse the significanc… (Class 10 Social Science 2025, Q29)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 32/4/1 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 29

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/4/1, 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

Analyse the significance of Primary Sector in Indian economy.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 32/4/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

What does industry need from farms and mines?

Hint 2

How many people depend on agriculture for work?

Hint 3

Think of exports.

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. The primary sector provides raw materials to the secondary sector, for example cotton for textiles and sugarcane for sugar.

    1 mark

  2. It provides employment to a large share of the population and ensures food security.

    1 mark

  3. It promotes national and international trade and earns foreign exchange through exports of agricultural products.

    1 mark

Answer: The primary sector supplies raw materials, employment, food security, trade and foreign exchange.

Where the marks are

  • Raw material supply with example (1 mark)
  • Employment and food security (1 mark)
  • Trade and foreign exchange (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 32/4/1: every question, by section.

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