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"Electricity has a… (Class 10 Social Science 2026, Q17B)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2026, set 32/1/1 · 5 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2026: question 17(B)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, paper 32/1/1, section B, question 17(B), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q17(B) · 5 marks · Long answerMinerals and Energy Resources

"Electricity has a wide range of applications in today's world that its per capita consumption is considered as an index of development." Justify the statement with suitable arguments.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 32/1/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

List the sectors that run on electricity.

Hint 2

What does higher consumption suggest about the economy?

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. Industries such as iron and steel, textiles and chemicals run their machines on electricity.

    1 mark

  2. Agriculture uses it for irrigation pumps, tube wells and machinery, which raises production.

    1 mark

  3. Households use it for lighting, cooling, heating and cooking, and transport such as electric trains and the metro depends on it.

    1 mark

  4. Telecommunication, computers and the internet, as well as offices, banks, schools, colleges and hospitals, depend on it.

    1 mark

  5. Wider use of electricity raises productivity, comfort and quality of life, so higher per capita consumption indicates greater development.

    1 mark

Answer: Electricity is used in every sector, so higher per capita consumption shows greater development.

Where the marks are

  • Industry (1 mark)
  • Agriculture (1 mark)
  • Household and transport (1 mark)
  • Communication, commerce and services (1 mark)
  • Link to quality of life and development (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Minerals and Energy Resources, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2026 board paper, set 32/1/1: every question, by section.

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