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Read the following… (Class 12 Economics SQP 2025-26, Q27)

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EconomicsCBSE Class 12 · Sample paper, session 2025-26 · 1 mark · MCQ

CBSE Class 12 Economics sample paper 2025-26: question 27

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2025-26, section B, question 27, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q27 · 1 mark · MCQComparative Development Experiences of India and its Neighbours

Read the following statements carefully:
Statement 1: Great Leap Forward (GLF) campaign met with many problems like severe drought, conflict with Russia etc.
Statement 2: Under agricultural reforms, commune lands were allocated to individual households for ownership, who were allowed to keep all post-tax income.
In light of the given statements, choose the correct option from the following:

  1. (A)Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false.
  2. (B)Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true.
  3. (C)Both Statements 1 and 2 are true.
  4. (D)Both Statements 1 and 2 are false.

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2025-26.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Did China give land to households to own or only to use?

Hint 2

Recall what happened between Russia and China.

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. Statement 1 is true: the Great Leap Forward met problems such as a severe drought (about 30 million deaths) and the withdrawal of Russian professionals after a conflict with China.

  2. Statement 2 is false: commune lands were divided into small plots and allocated to households for use, not ownership; households could keep all income after paying stipulated taxes. Option (A).

    1 mark

Answer: (A) Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false.

Where the marks are

  • GLF problems; land given for use, not ownership (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Comparative Development Experiences of India and its Neighbours, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paperSample paper 2025-26: every question, by section.

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