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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2026-27 · 5 marks · Case-based

CBSE Class 10 Social Science sample paper 2026-27: question 38B

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2026-27, section D, question 38B, for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q38B · 5 marks · Case-basedCompetency-basedDevelopment

Study the table given above and answer:

Which of the three states is likely to have a better human development standard than the others? Justify explaining any two reasons for your answer. Why is it important to pay attention to indicators like Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), Literacy Rate, and Net Attendance Ratio to bring about an overall development of any state.

(1+2+2=5)

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2026-27.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Look for the state that is best on all three indicators.

Hint 2

Quote the actual figures for K and compare them with H and B.

Hint 3

Ask what a low IMR and high literacy tell you about people's lives and about the state's future.

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. State K is likely to have the better human development standard.

    1 mark

  2. Reason 1: K has a very low IMR of 6, against 28 for H and 27 for B. This shows good healthcare, nutrition and life expectancy.

    1 mark

  3. Reason 2: K has a high literacy rate of 94% and a secondary net attendance ratio of 94%, far above H (82%, 73%) and B (62%, 69%). This shows better education and social development.

    1 mark

  4. Importance of IMR: Fewer infant deaths mean healthier children and a stronger, more productive population.

    1 mark

  5. Importance of literacy and attendance: Education empowers people, improves awareness of health, jobs and civic duties, and raises incomes, so it leads to overall development.

    1 mark

Answer: State K, because of its low IMR (6) and high literacy (94%) and attendance (94%). These indicators matter because they reflect health and education, the basis of development.

Where the marks are

  • Identifies K (1 mark)
  • Two reasons from the table (2 marks)
  • Importance of the indicators for development, any two points (2 marks)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Development (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Development, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paperSample paper 2026-27: every question, by section.

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