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

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2026: question 37

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, paper 32/3/1, section D, question 37, for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q37 · 3 marks · Short answerDevelopment

Suggest any three measures to increase employment opportunities in rural areas of the country.

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

Hints

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

Hint 1

Think of jobs that can be created within villages.

Hint 2

Recall MGNREGA and rural credit from the chapter.

Hint 3

Consider infrastructure and tourism as sources of jobs.

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. Identify and promote local industries and small-scale and cottage industries, and set up rural banks and cooperative societies so that villagers can get credit.

    1 mark

  2. Start employment schemes such as MGNREGA (VB-G RAM G), and support self-help groups for self-employment.

    1 mark

  3. Develop basic infrastructure such as schools, hospitals and roads, and promote local tourism, since these create jobs in villages.

    1 mark

Answer: Promote local industries, give credit through banks and SHGs, run MGNREGA-type schemes, build infrastructure and promote local tourism.

Where the marks are

  • Promote local and small industries and give rural credit (1 mark)
  • Employment guarantee schemes and SHG support (1 mark)
  • Infrastructure development or local tourism (1 mark)

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 paper2026 board paper, set 32/3/1: every question, by section.

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