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

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

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, paper 32/5/1, 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

Describe the importance of tertiary sector in the economy.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 32/5/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Ask how farm and factory goods reach consumers.

Hint 2

List the services you use daily, such as bank, teacher and doctor.

Hint 3

Think about the sector's share of GDP and employment.

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. Tertiary sector activities help in the development of the primary and secondary sectors. They do not produce goods themselves but support the production process. It is also called the service sector.

    1 mark

  2. For example, goods produced by the primary and secondary sectors need to be transported by trucks and trains to wholesale and retail traders, and sometimes stored in godowns. Production and trade also need telephone communication and loans from banks.

    1 mark

  3. Transport, storage, communication, banking and trade are examples of tertiary activities. These create services rather than goods.

    1 mark

  4. Some services are essential: teachers, doctors, washermen, barbers, cobblers, lawyers, and administrative and accounting workers. New IT-based services such as internet cafes, ATM booths, call centres and software companies have also become important.

    1 mark

  5. This sector creates employment, contributes the largest share to India's GDP in recent years, generates revenue and improves the quality of life.

    1 mark

Answer: The tertiary sector supports the primary and secondary sectors, provides essential and IT-based services, creates jobs, contributes most to GDP and improves the quality of life.

Where the marks are

  • Supports primary and secondary sectors; produces services (1 mark)
  • Transport, storage, communication and banking examples (1 mark)
  • Personal and essential services (1 mark)
  • New IT-based services (1 mark)
  • Employment, GDP contribution and quality of life (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 32/5/1: every question, by section.

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