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How did information… (Class 10 Social Science 2025, Q21)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 32/6/1 · 2 marks · Very short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 21

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/6/1, section B, question 21, for 2 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q21 · 2 marks · Very short answerGlobalisation and the Indian Economy

How did information and communication technology promote the process of Globalization? Explain.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 32/6/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Think about how quickly a business in India can now contact a buyer abroad.

Hint 2

Name the devices of communication and say what they made easier.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. Globalisation is the rapid integration of countries. Improved technology has been a major factor in speeding it up, and information and communication technology (ICT) is the most remarkable part of this.

    1 mark

  2. Satellite communication, mobile phones, the internet and fax let people contact each other instantly across the world. They allow business deals, orders and money transfers to happen quickly and cheaply, so production and trade spread across countries.

    1 mark

Answer: ICT (satellites, mobiles, internet) enabled fast, cheap worldwide communication and trade, which speeded up globalisation.

Where the marks are

  • Links technology/ICT to rapid integration of countries (1 mark)
  • Gives examples such as satellite communication, mobiles, fax and internet, with their effect (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Globalisation and the Indian Economy, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2025 board paper, set 32/6/1: every question, by section.

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