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EconomicsCBSE Class 12 · Board exam 2026, set 58/5/1 · 4 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 12 Economics 2026: question 31

Set in the CBSE Class 12 board exam of 2026, paper 58/5/1, section B, question 31, for 4 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q31 · 4 marks · Long answerCompetency-basedComparative Development Experiences of India and its Neighbours

On the basis of the given data, comment upon the annual growth of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of India and China.

Annual Growth of Gross Domestic Product (%), 1980 – 2017

Country1980 – 902015 – 20172022
India5·77·37·0
China10·36·83·0
Pakistan6·35·34·8

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 58/5/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Compare the two countries in each column.

Hint 2

Whose growth rate is rising and whose is falling?

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. China: after reforms in the late 1970s, China grew at a near double-digit rate (10.3%) in 1980–90, when many countries struggled to grow even 5%.

    1 mark

  2. China's growth then slowed to 6.8% in 2015–17 and sharply to 3.0% in 2022.

    1 mark

  3. India: India grew at a reasonable 5.7% in 1980–90, and its growth rose to 7.3% in 2015–17 and stayed high at 7.0% in 2022.

    1 mark

  4. So China was far ahead in the 1980s, but India has overtaken China's growth rate in recent years (and both now grow faster than Pakistan in 2015–17 and 2022).

    1 mark

Answer: China grew much faster in the 1980s (10.3% vs 5.7%), but its growth slowed to 6.8% and 3.0%, while India's rose to 7.3% and 7.0%, overtaking China.

Where the marks are

  • Comment on China's and India's growth over the periods (marked as a whole, 4)

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