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“Since independence… (Class 12 Economics SQP 2023-24, Q31B)

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EconomicsCBSE Class 12 · Sample paper, session 2023-24 · 4 marks · Very short answer

CBSE Class 12 Economics sample paper 2023-24: question 31(B)

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2023-24, section B, question 31(B), for 4 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q31(B) · 4 marks · Very short answerEmployment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues

“Since independence, the government has been playing an important role in generating employment directly or indirectly.” Discuss.

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2023-24.

Hints

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Hint 1

Who employs people in government departments?

Hint 2

What happens to firms that buy from government enterprises?

Step-by-step solution

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  1. Direct employment: government departments and public enterprises employ people to produce goods and services.

    2 marks

  2. Indirect employment: when government enterprises raise output, private firms that supply them or use their output also expand, creating more jobs indirectly (for example, more steel from a public steel plant leads to more private firms using steel).

    2 marks

Answer: The government creates jobs directly (in departments and PSUs) and indirectly (private firms linked to government output expand).

Where the marks are

  • Direct and indirect employment discussed (2 + 2)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paperSample paper 2023-24: every question, by section.

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