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Define 'Gross Domestic… (Class 10 Social Science 2025, Q25)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 32/6/1 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 25

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/6/1, section C, question 25, for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q25 · 3 marks · Short answerSectors of the Indian Economy

Define 'Gross Domestic Product' and explain its importance. (1 + 2 = 3)

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

Only final goods and services are counted, to avoid double counting.

Hint 2

Ask what a high GDP tells us about a country.

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. Definition: GDP is the value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a particular year. It is the sum of the production of the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors.

    1 mark

  2. Importance: it is an indicator of a country's standard of living and shows how healthy its economy is.

    1 mark

  3. It also lets us compare the performance of different sectors and different countries and helps in planning development.

    1 mark

Answer: GDP is the total value of final goods and services produced in a country in a year; it indicates the economy's health and living standards.

Where the marks are

  • Defines GDP as value of final goods and services in a year, summed over three sectors (1 mark)
  • Importance: indicates the health of the economy (1 mark)
  • Importance: indicator of standard of living or basis for comparison (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 32/6/1: every question, by section.

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