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“Government of India… (Class 12 Economics SQP 2026-27, Q31)

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EconomicsCBSE Class 12 · Sample paper, session 2026-27 · 4 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 12 Economics sample paper 2026-27: question 31

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2026-27, section B, question 31, for 4 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q31 · 4 marks · Short answerEmployment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues

“Government of India has played an important role in generating employment directly /indirectly.”
Do you agree with the given statement? Give valid reasons in support of your answer.

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2026-27.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Think of jobs in railways and government offices.

Hint 2

Who supplies inputs to a public sector steel plant?

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. Yes, I agree. Direct employment: the government recruits people in its administrative departments, public sector industries, banks, railways and other government-run organisations.

    2 marks

  2. Indirect employment: when government enterprises expand output, private firms that supply inputs to them or buy their output also expand, creating additional jobs in the private sector. Government employment schemes (e.g. MGNREGA) and asset-creating programmes add further jobs.

    2 marks

Answer: Agree: the government creates jobs directly in its departments and enterprises, and indirectly through linked private-sector expansion and employment programmes.

Where the marks are

  • Direct employment explained (2)
  • Indirect employment explained (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 2026-27: every question, by section.

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