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Social Science · 2026 · 5 marks
CBSE 2026 · Region 1 · Set 2 · Q38
(A) Describe the efforts done by Indian government to increase employment in Urban areas.
(A)
Describe the efforts done by Indian government to increase employment in Urban areas.
OR
(B)
Describe the importance of Secondary Sector in the economy of the country.
Marking-scheme solution
(i) The government encourages regional industries and tourism to generate income and employment opportunities in urban areas of different states and regions.
(ii) Proper planning and support from the government are provided to sectors like tourism, regional craft industries, and new services such as IT.
(iii) Improvements in the tourism sector could provide additional employment to more than $\displaystyle 35$ lakh people every year.
(iv) To improve the health sector, the government plans to employ more doctors, nurses, and health workers.
(v) The Indian government is working to increase employment in the education sector by building more schools and hiring more teachers and staff.
(vi) Nearly $\displaystyle 20$ lakh jobs can be created in the education sector alone.
(vii) These efforts aim to increase both income and employment opportunities in urban areas while also contributing to overall development.
(viii) Government encourages banks to give loans to Startup Program.
(B) Describe the importance of Secondary Sector in the economy of the country.
(i) The secondary sector covers activities in which natural products are changed into other forms through manufacturing processes associated with industrial activity.
(ii) The products in this sector are not produced directly by nature but are made through a process of manufacturing in factories, workshops, or at home.
(iii) It uses raw materials from the primary sector, such as cotton to spin yarn and weave cloth or sugarcane to produce sugar or gur.
(iv) It also converts natural materials into useful goods, for example turning earth into bricks used for houses and buildings.
(v) This sector gradually became associated with different kinds of industries and therefore it is also called the industrial sector.
(vi) Over time, new methods of manufacturing were introduced and factories began to expand.
(vii) Many people who earlier worked on farms started working in factories in large numbers, increasing employment opportunities.
(viii) As people began to use more goods produced in factories at cheap rates, the secondary sector gradually became the most important sector in total production and employment, showing a shift in the importance of sectors in the economy.
(ix) As industries expand, they provide employment to millions, which in turn increases income and consumption, boosting Gross Domestic Product (GDP) further.
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