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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2026, set 32/4/1 · 5 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2026: question 38(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, paper 32/4/1, section D, question 38(a), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q38(a) · 5 marks · Long answerSectors of the Indian Economy

How are primary sectors different from secondary sectors? Explain with examples.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 32/4/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Which sector takes things straight from nature?

Hint 2

Which sector turns raw produce into finished goods?

Hint 3

Give an example for each, such as cotton and cloth.

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. Primary sector: goods are produced by directly using natural resources. Secondary sector: natural products are changed into other forms through manufacturing.

    1 mark

  2. The primary sector produces raw materials, while the secondary sector uses the primary sector's produce to make manufactured goods.

    1 mark

  3. Primary activities include agriculture, dairy, fishing and forestry. Secondary activities take place in a workshop or factory.

    1 mark

  4. The primary sector is also called the agriculture and related sector. The secondary sector is called the industrial sector.

    1 mark

  5. The primary sector forms the basis of the rural economy, the secondary sector of the urban economy. Examples: farming, fishing and mining (primary); cotton to cloth and sugarcane to sugar (secondary).

    1 mark

Answer: The primary sector extracts raw materials from nature (farming, fishing, mining), while the secondary sector manufactures goods from them (cotton to cloth, sugarcane to sugar).

Where the marks are

  • Natural resources vs manufacturing (1 mark)
  • Raw material vs manufactured goods (1 mark)
  • Activities/place: farm, dairy, fishing vs factory (1 mark)
  • Agriculture sector vs industrial sector (1 mark)
  • Rural vs urban basis, with examples (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 paper2026 board paper, set 32/4/1: every question, by section.

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