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Answer the following. (Class 12 Economics SQP 2026-27, Q33B)

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EconomicsCBSE Class 12 · Sample paper, session 2026-27 · 6 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 12 Economics sample paper 2026-27: question 33(B)

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2026-27, section B, question 33(B), for 6 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q33(B) · 6 marks · Long answerComparative Development Experiences of India and its Neighbours

Answer the following.

  1. (I)

    Refer to the given image carefully:
    Describe the indicated policy introduced by China in the late 1970s and its consequences.

    3 marks
  2. (II)

    State any two challenges faced in the effective implementation of Great Leap Forward Campaign.

    3 marks

Figure in the paper: Cartoon-style illustration of a child riding a tricycle-cart looking distressed, carrying on the cart two adults and two elderly people (four grandparents/parents) behind, depicting the burden on one child. See it in the official paper.

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

Hints

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Hint 1

How many people is the single child carrying in the image?

Hint 2

Which neighbour withdrew its experts from 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. (I) The image (one child pulling a cart carrying two parents and four grandparents) shows the consequence of China's one-child policy, introduced in the late 1970s to control population growth.

    1 mark

  2. (I) Consequences: the population growth rate fell sharply, but the policy led to a decline in the sex ratio and a demographic imbalance; the proportion of elderly people is rising and is expected to exceed the young population, so one working child must support many dependants.

    2 marks

  3. (II) Challenge 1: a severe drought caused havoc in China, killing about 30 million people.

    1½ marks

  4. (II) Challenge 2: after conflicts with China, Russia withdrew the professionals it had sent to help China's industrialisation.

    1½ marks

Answer: (I) The one-child policy cut population growth but caused a falling sex ratio and an ageing population. (II) Severe drought and withdrawal of Soviet experts hampered the GLF.

Where the marks are

  • Policy identified and its consequences (marked as a whole, 3)
  • Two challenges of GLF (1½ + 1½)

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