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"Agriculture and… (Class 10 Social Science 2026, Q16b)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2026, set 32/3/1 · 5 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2026: question 16(b)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, paper 32/3/1, section B, question 16(b), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q16(b) · 5 marks · Long answerManufacturing Industries

"Agriculture and industry move hand-in-hand." Justify the statement with suitable arguments.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 32/3/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Where do cotton and jute mills get their raw material?

Hint 2

What do factories supply to farmers?

Hint 3

Conclude with mutual dependence.

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. Agriculture and industry cannot be separated; Indian agro-industries have given a boost to agriculture.

    1 mark

  2. Industries depend on agriculture for raw materials such as cotton, jute and sugarcane.

    1 mark

  3. Industries supply farmers with irrigation pumps, fertilisers, insecticides and tools.

    1 mark

  4. This helps farmers raise production and increases the efficiency of the production process.

    1 mark

  5. Agriculture provides raw material to different industries, and agro-industries and farming grow together and strengthen each other.

    1 mark

Answer: Industry takes raw materials from agriculture and supplies inputs like pumps, fertilisers and pesticides, so both grow together.

Where the marks are

  • Agro-industries boosted agriculture (1 mark)
  • Industry depends on agricultural raw material (1 mark)
  • Supplies pumps, fertilisers, pesticides (1 mark)
  • Raises farm production and efficiency (1 mark)
  • Agriculture feeds many industries; mutual dependence (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Manufacturing Industries, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2026 board paper, set 32/3/1: every question, by section.

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