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Social Science · 2026 · 5 marks
CBSE 2026 · Region 3 · Set 1 · Q16
(a) "Manufacturing industries are considered the backbone of the economic development of the country." Justify the statement with suitable arguments.
(a)
"Manufacturing industries are considered the backbone of the economic development of the country." Justify the statement with suitable arguments.
OR
(b)
"Agriculture and industry move hand-in-hand." Justify the statement with suitable arguments.
Marking-scheme solution
(i) Manufacturing industries help in modernising agriculture.
(ii) It reduces the heavy dependence of people on income from agriculture.
(iii) Industrial development is a pre-condition for eradication of unemployment.
(iv) It aims at bringing down regional disparities.
(v) It reduces poverty.
(vi) It helps in the expansion of trade and commerce.
(vii) It brings in foreign exchange and thus manufacturing industries contribute to the development of all the economic sectors.
(b) "Agriculture and industry move hand-in-hand." Justify the statement with suitable arguments.
(i) The agro-industries in India has given a major boost to agriculture.
(ii) They depend on the agriculture for raw material.
(iii) The industries provide irrigation pumps, fertilisers, pesticides etc to the farmers.
(iv) They assist agriculturists in increasing their productions.
(v) The agro-industries increase the efficiency of the production process.
(vi) Agriculture and industry are not exclusive of each other.
(vii) Agriculture provides raw material to various industries.
CBSE Class 10 Social Science past-paper question from the 2026 board exam, with the answer as CBSE’s own marking scheme gives it. Where our answers come from.