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Social Science | Class 10th

CBSE Board Paper 2019

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CBSE Board Paper 2019 Set - 1

General Instructions:

1. The question paper is divided into four sections. Section A,

Section B, Section C and Section D.

2. The question paper has 26 questions in all.

3. All questions are compulsory.

4. Marks are indicated against each question.

5. Questions from serial number 1 to 7 are very short answer type

questions. Each question carries 1 mark. Answers to these

should not exceed 30 words.

6. Questions from serial number 8 to 18 are 3 marks questions.

Answers of these questions should not exceed 80 words each.

7. Questions from serial number 19 to 25 are 5 marks questions.

Answers of these questions should not exceed 100 words each.

8. Question number 26 is a map question of 5 marks with two parts

– 26 A from History (2 marks) and 26 B from Geography (3

marks). After completion, attach the map inside your answer

book.

Time allowed: 3 Hours Max Marks: 80

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1. Interpret the concept of ‘liberalisation’ in the field of the economic sphere during the nineteenth century in Europe.

Section A

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2. How had hand printing technology introduced in Japan? 1

3. How is over-irrigation responsible for land degradation in Punjab?

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4. How can democratic reforms be carried out by politically conscious citizens?

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5. What may be a goal of landless rural laborers regarding their income?

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Interpret the contribution of French in the economic development of the Mekong Delta region.

How had the translation process of novels into regional languages helped to spread their popularity?

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How is the cement industry responsible for land degradation?

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6. Distinguish between ‘Primary” and ‘secondary’ sectors.

7. Why do bank or lenders demand collateral against loans?

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8. How had Napoleonic code exported to the regions under French control? Explain with examples.

9. How had the Imperial State in China been the major producer of printed material for a long time? Explain with examples.

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What may be a goal of the prosperous farmer of Punjab?

Section B

Explain with example the three barriers that are responsible for economic growth in Vietnam.

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How had novels been easily available to the masses in Europe during the nineteenth century? Explain with examples.

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10. Describe any three main features of ‘Rabi crop season.’

11. “Water scarcity may be an outcome of a large and growing population in India.” Analyse the statement.

12. “The assertion of social diversity in a democratic country is very normal and can be healthy.'' Justify the statement with arguments.

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“Social divisions affect politics.” Examine the statement.

13. “Women still lag much behind men in India despite some improvement since independence.” Analyze the statement.

15. “Consequence of environment degradation do not respect national or state boundaries.” Justify the statements.

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14. How are political parties recognized as regional and national parties in India? Explain with examples.

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Describe any three main features of ‘Kharif crop season’.

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16. Why is the ‘tertiary sector’ becoming important in India? Explain any three reasons.

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17. Describe the importance of formal sources of credit in economic development.

18. How can consumers use their ‘Right to Seek Redressal’? Explain with example.

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How do we count various goods and services for calculating Gross Domestic Product (G.D.P) of a country? Explain with example.

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Describe the bad effects of informal sources of credit on borrowers.

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20. “Indian trade had played a crucial role in the late nineteenth-century world economy.” Analyze the statement.

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21. How are industries responsible for environment degradation in India? Explain with examples.

19. Who had organized the Dalits into the ‘Depressed Classes Association’ in 1930? Describe his achievements.

Section C

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Define the term ‘Civil Disobedience Movement’. Describe the participation of rich and poor peasant communities in the ‘Civil Disobedience Movement.’

“Series of charge affected the pattern of industrialization in India by the early twentieth century” Analyse the Statements.

“Industrialization had changed the form of urbanization in the modern period.” Analyze the Statement with special reference of London.

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22. “Roadways still have an edge over railways in India.” Support the statement with examples.

23. Compare the situation of Belgium and Sri Lanka considering their location, size, and cultural aspects.

24. Describe the importance of democratic government as an accountable and legitimate government.

26. (A) Two features A and B are marked on the given political outline map of India. Identify these with the help of the following information and write correct names on the lines market near them.

(a) The place where the Indian National Congress Session was held.

(b) The city where the Jallianwalla Bagh incident took place.

How does the idea of power-sharing emerge? Explain different forms that have common arrangements of power sharing.

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25. Why do multinational corporation (MNC) set up their offices and factories in certain areas only? Explain any five reasons.

Section D

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1×3=3 (B) Locate and label any three of the following with appropriate symbol on the same given outline political map of India.

(i) Kalpakkam – Nuclear Power Plant

(ii) Vijaynagar – Iron and Steel Plant

(iii) Noida – Software Technology Park

(iv) Sardar Sarovar – Dam

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Note: The following question are for the Visually Impaired Candidates only, in lies of Q. No. 26 Attempt any five questions.

(i) Name the state where Jallianwalla Bagh incident took place.

(ii) Name the state where Gandhiji violated the Salt Law.

(iii) Name the state where ‘Chauri-Chaura’ incident took place.

(iv) Name the state where Paradeep Sea Port is located.

(v) Name the state where Vijaynagar Iron and Steel Plant is located.

(vi) Name the state where Noida Software Technology Park is located.

(vii) On which river Sardar Sarovar Dam constructed?

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1. The term liberalization refers to the process in which a state removed all the restrictions on the private activities of the individual. Certain government regulations are relaxed and the ban on certain activities is lifted. Overall it refers to the reduction of the state involvement in the economy.

The concept of liberalization in the field of the economic sphere stood for the freedom of the markets and the abolition of all the state-imposed restrictions in the movement of goods and capital.

The contribution of French in the economic development of the Mekong Delta region can be mainly said to be the building of canals and draining lands to increase cultivation. Apart from this Infrastructure projects were also undertaken for the easy movement of goods to different parts of the country. The rice production of this region was also increased by the building of an extensive irrigation system.

2. The hand printing technology was introduced in Japan by the Buddhist missionaries from China around A.D 768-770.The oldest Japanese book is the Buddhist Diamond Sutra which was printed in 868 A.D. It has 6 pages of sheet text and

Solutions (Set-1)

Section A

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woodcut illustrations. The book contained approximately 6000 words. Books became very popular in Japan as they were cheap and easily available.

The translation process of novels into regional languages helped to spread their popularity of the novel and stimulated the growth of novel to new areas.It produces a sense of a shared word between the different people of a country. They became an important source of information on the life and custom of different people. It created a sense of national pride among the readers.

3. Over-irrigation has a very negative effect on the environment and lead to land degradation. This is due to water logging. Due to over irrigation in Punjab the alkalinity in soil increases which makes it infertile and makes the soil unsuitable for cultivation.

The land is the largest important natural resource on which the existence of many living beings depend. The extensive use of land for different purposes has degraded its quality to a large extent. The cement industry is largely responsible for the land degradation. It produces calcite and soapstone. This creates a large quantity of dust which reduces the process of infiltration of water into the soil after it settles down on the land.

4. Politically conscious citizens are those who accept the laws and implement them as well to bring about democratic reforms. Democratic reforms can be carried out by them by improving

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the quality of participation by the citizens in political affairs. The reforms should be carried out by politically aware people so that the decision can be taken with complete awareness. It must be carried out through political practices to strengthen the democracy.

5. The goals of landless rural labourers. might be the following:

1. To have more days of work

2. The opportunity to give better education to his children.

3. The absence of any kind of social discrimination

With regards to his income, his goals might be the following:

1. To get wages on time

2. To get an appropriate amount of money for the work done by him.

The goals of a prosperous farmer from Punjab might be the following:

1. To get a good price for his crops.

2. The support for high prices from the Government of the country

3. Better irrigation facilities to get a good harvest

4. The availability of cheap and hardworking labour

6. The differences between the primary sector and the secondary sector are mentioned below:

1. In the primary sector, things are produced by the exploitation of natural resources and in the secondary sector,

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the natural products are changed into other forms by manufacturing.

2. The primary sector is also called the agricultural sector. The secondary sector is also called the industrial sector.

3. The primary sector is not dependent on the activities of the secondary sector, but the secondary sector is dependent on the activities of the primary sector for the procurement of raw material.

4. Agriculture and fisheries are examples of the primary sector. Manufacturing and construction are examples of the secondary sector.

7. Collateral refers to any property or asset that is provided by a borrower to the lender for securing the loan. If the borrower fails to repay the loan on the due date, the lender has the right to seek his collateral to attain the required money. The banks or lenders demand collateral against the loans to keep as security.

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8. 1. The Civil code of 1804 or the Napoleonic Code led to the introduction of many reforms which were already introduced in France and other parts of Europe.

2. The Civil code was exported to the regions under French control in the Dutch Republic, Switzerland, Italy and Germany.

3. This code simplified the administrative divisions.

4. It abolished the feudal system and freed the peasants from serfdom and manorial dues.

5. Guild restrictions were removed.

6. Transport and communications were improved.

According to Paul Bernard, the three barriers that were responsible for the economic growth in Vietnam were:

1. High population level.

2. Low agricultural productivity

3. High level of indebtedness among peasants.

9. China had a huge bureaucratic system which recruited its personnel through civil service examinations. Under the sponsorship of the imperial state, textbooks for this examination were printed in vast numbers. From the sixteenth century, the number of examination candidates went up and that increased the volume of print. That is why the imperial state in China was a major producer of printed material for a long time.

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The novels been easily available to the masses in Europe during the nineteenth century. The following examples support the answer:

1. Petty peddlers sold books for a penny in England, making it easier for the poorest of the poor to read it.

2. Novels catered to the needs of the common people.

3. With the improvements in technology, the price of the books fell and new methods of marketing increased the sale.

10. The three main features of Rabi crop are:

1. Rabi crops are sown in winter from October to December and harvested in summer from April to June.

2. Wheat, barley, peas, grams, and mustard are examples of Rabi crop.

3. During the winter months, the precipitation from western cyclone helps in the success of these crops.

The three main features of Kharif crop are:

1. Rabi crops are grown with the onset of monsoon and harvested in September- October.

2. Paddy, jowar, maize, and bajra are examples of Rabi crop.

3. These crops receive rain from southwest monsoon winds.

11. “Water scarcity may be an outcome of a large and growing population in India.” This statement is analyzed below:

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1. A large population implies that more water will be required for domestic purpose and more food is needed for the population.

2. The increase in the population leads to the creation of large Industries. The industrial waste makes the freshwater unfit for drinking.

3. The increasing population also causes a lot of stress on the water bodies which eventually leads to water not being available according to the needs of the individual.

12. Social diversity refers to the differences in the society in terms of religion, caste, economic status, cultural and linguistic environment etc.

The assertion of social diversity in a democratic country is normal and can be healthy. This statement can be justified with the following arguments:

1. It helps the less privileged and marginal groups to get an opportunity to express their grievances and concerns so that the government can attend them.

2. It leads to the strengthening of democracy.

3. Expression of different kinds of social divisions in politics often leads to the cancelling of one way or another. It reduces the intensity of the social divisions.

Yes, social divisions do affect politics in both positive and negative ways. Both the ways are explained below:

1. The positive way implies that every expression of social division in politics does not create any disaster. This is because

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social divisions are reflected in politics and can prove to be healthy in the case of disadvantaged groups.

2. The negative way implies social divisions can be used by different political parties in the competition. This creates for the political divisions. It can lead to conflicts, violence and even disintegration of the country.

13. Women still lag much behind men in India despite some improvement since independence.

1. The literacy rate in women is 54% as compared to 76% among men.

2. A small proportion of girls students go for higher studies. This is because the parents prefer spending their resources on the education of the boys rather than spending it equally on both the sons and daughters.

3. The proportion of women employed in highly paid and valued jobs is very small. On an average, an Indian woman works one hour more than an average man every day.

14. A political party is a group of people with same ideologies who are organized to acquire and exercise political power. There are mainly two types of national parties- Regional party and a national party. A regional party has a limited area of operation within a particular region or state. A national party has a wider area of operation extending over to the entire country.

1. The Election Commission of India has laid down certain criteria of the proportion of votes and seats that a party must secure to be called a state or a national party.

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2. A party that secures at least 6% of the total votes in an election to the Legislative Assembly of a state and wins at least two seats is called a state party. For example, the Janata Party.

3. A party that secures at least six percent of the total votes in the Lok Sabha elections or assembly elections in four states and wins at least four seats in the Lok Sabha is called a national party. For example, Congress.

15. Environmental degradation refers to the deterioration of the environment through depletion of important resources such as land, air and water. The consequences of environmental degradation do not respect national or state boundaries. This statement can be analysed by the following points:

1. The pollution of water bodies affects the availability of water across the regions.

2. Pollution of air creates many respiratory diseases in humans because the harmful gases imbalance the composition of the atmosphere.

3. Deforestation has caused a disturbance in the pattern of rainfall.

4. The increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has led to an increase in the average temperature of the earth.

16. The tertiary sector is becoming extremely important in India due to the following reasons:

1. It provides useful services such as transport, banking, education, etc.

2. The need for basic services such as better education facilities and better health care facilities is increasing.

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3. The development in the agriculture and industry is directly related to the requirement of services of the tertiary sector.

4. With an increase in income, people are demanding new services such as tourism, shopping Complex, etc.

5. With more number of women being employed, the demand for services such as Housekeeping and baby care increasing.

1. GDP of the gross domestic product is calculated by adding the value of the final goods and services produced in all the three sectors in one year. The three sectors include the primary sector, the secondary sector, and the tertiary sector.

2. It includes only the value of final goods because the value of final goods includes all the value of all the intermediate goods that are used in the making of final goods.

3. It eliminates the problem of double counting.

4. For example the value of rupees 70 of a biscuit (final good), includes the price of the flour and all the other intermediate goods.

17. The importance of formal sources of credit in economic development is mentioned below:

1. The formal sources of credit consist of banks and cooperative societies.

2. The credit activities of the sector of supervised by the Reserve Bank of India.

3. It provides credit to all at a low rate of interest.

4. This is a better source of credit as compared to the informal sources of credit.

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5. The informal sources of credit include moneylenders, traders, lenders, relatives, and friends.

6. The informal sources of credit exploit the people by charging exorbitant rate of interest.

The bad effects of the informal sources of credit on borrowers is mentioned below

1. The informal sources of credit include moneylenders, traders, lenders, relatives, and friends.

2. The informal sources of credit exploit the people by charging exorbitant rate of interest. This makes the cost of borrowing even higher.

3. The higher cost of borrowing indicates that a large part of the earning of the borrowers will be used to repay the loan. They will have less income left for themselves.

4. Those people who wish to start their own business by borrowing may not be able to do so due to this high cost.

18. 1. Consumers have the right to seek redressal against any unfair trade practice for exploitation.

2. If a consumer has been made any false promise by the producer or he has suffered due to a manufacturing defect, he or she has the right to seek redressal.

3. He has the right to seek compensation for any damage caused due to the faulty manufacture of service.

4. For example, a consumer has bought a pressure cooker with a faulty safety valve. This has caused him severe damage. He has The right to seek redressal from the company that has manufactured this pressure cooker.

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19. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar had organized the Dalit into Depressed Classes Association’ in 1930. His achievements are mentioned below:

1. At the Second Round Table Conference, he debated with Mahatma Gandhi on demanding a separate electorate for Dalits.

2. Due to his efforts, Dalits were given reservation in the provincial and central legislative council.

3. He always worked for the improvement of the status of Dalits.

4. He was also the Chairman of the drafting committee in the Constituent Assembly and is the main architect behind the Constitution of India.

Civil Disobedience Movement means the refusal of the general public to accept the laws, orders, commands and rules of the governing authority of the country. Since it is usually carried out in a non-violent manner, it is termed as civil disobedience.

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1. In the Civil Disobedience Movement, people were asked to withdraw their cooperation from the British and break the colonial laws.

2. Thousands of people broke the salt law all over the country.

3. The rich peasant communities were very active in this movement because they had greatly suffered by the trade depression and the fall of agriculture. This included the Patidars of Gujarat and the Jats of Uttar Pradesh.

4. They fought for freedom because it was a fight against high revenues.

5. Congress did not support the no rent campaign of poor peasants. This was because they not only demanded the reduction of revenue but also, they wanted the unpaid rent to the landlord to be remitted.

20. 1. British had a trade surplus with India. The value of exports was greater than the value of imports. This surplus was used to balance its trade deficit with other countries.

2. This surplus was also used to pay the home charges including the private remittances by the British officials and traders, interest payment on India's external debt and pensions of the British officials in India.

3. Many indentured workers from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Central India migrated to other countries in search of work in mines and plantations.

4. India was a provider of cotton as a raw material to the cotton textile industries in Britain.

5. India became an important market for final goods of cotton textile.

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A series of charge affected the pattern of industrialization in India by the early twentieth century. This statement can be analyzed by the following points:

1.With the spread of the Swadeshi movement, the nationalists encouraged the people to boycott foreign clothes and other materials.

2. The export of yarn from India to China had declined from 1906. India shifted from yarn to cloth production.

3. During the First world war, the British industries were busy in producing war-related goods. The exports of goods to India declined. This gave a good opportunity to Indian industries to develop.

4. In the later stages of the war, the Indian industries were asked to produce goods such as uniform, tent, horse and mule saddle, boots, etc. This led to the setting up of new industries.

5. Gradually, the Indian industrialists developed and the Britsih industries declined. The handicraft industry also expanded during this period.

“Industrialization had changed the form of urbanization in the modern period’ This statement is explained below :

1. Industrialisation changed the form of urbanization in the modern period.

2. Leeds and Manchester attracted many rural migrants to work in mills and factories.

3. The population of these cities increased and was mainly occupied by the rural migrants.

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4. Urbanization led to migration and overpopulation.

5. In 1851, more than 75% of the people living in these cities were migrants.

21. Industries are responsible for environment degradation in India in the following ways:

1.Industries contribute significantly to India's economy and development but the increase in the number of industries has also lead to an increase in the level of pollution of land, water, and air. This has led to the degradation of the environment.

2. There are four types of pollution caused by industries- air pollution, land pollution, water pollution, and noise pollution.

3. Air pollution is caused by the presence of undesirable gases such as Sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide in a high proportion.

4. Land pollution is caused by the dumping of waste by the industries.

5. Water pollution is caused by organic and inorganic industrial waste and effluents discharged into the river.

6. Noise pollution is caused by industrial machinery which creates a lot of noise and is a source of annoyance.

22. Roadways still have an edge over Railways in India. This statement is analyzed below:

1. The cost of construction of roads is lower than that of railways.

2. The time involved in the construction of roads is less than that of railways.

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3. Roads can be created even on an extremely dissected topography but this is not possible for railways.

4. Road Transport is economical in transporting a few people and a small number of goods over a short distance. The railway is suitable for transporting a large number of people and goods in bulk over a long distance.

5. Roads can be constructed even on mountainous regions but this is not possible for the railways.

6. Roads provide door to door service and the cost of loading and unloading reduces. Railways do not provide this service because they have not reached everywhere.

23. 1. Sri Lanka is a neighboring country of India in Asia. Belgium is a small country in Europe.

2. The population of Sri Lanka consists of 74% of Sinhalese and 18% of Tamils. The ethnic composition of Belgium is 59% of the Dutch living in the Flemish region and 40% French living in the Wallonia region. One Percent consists of the Germans.

3. The majority community ruled over Sri Lanka according to its own wishes with complete disregard of the needs of the minority. This was done by the act of 1956. All the major University positions were to be reserved for Sinhalese and the official language and religion of Sinhalese was to be promoted. This led to the Civil war in the country.

3. The minority in Belgium was of Dutch. They received the economic benefits very late as compared to the French who were in the majority. These created problems but the leaders reached an arrangement after amending the constitution four times which led to the elimination of civil war. They created central, state, community and capital government.

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1. The idea of power-sharing emerged in opposition to the idea that all the power should remain concentrated in the hands of one or few so that decisions can be taken quickly.

2. This idea changed with the coming of democracy. It was considered better to share power with as many people as possible to prevent its misuse.

3. Horizontal division of power is shared among the different organs of the government like legislator, executive, and judiciary.

4. Vertical division of power is shared among the government at different levels of the government- general government for the entire country and government at the regional level.

5. The distribution of power is also existing among different social groups such as the religious and linguistic groups.

6. Power is also distributed among different political parties compression and movements.

24. The importance of the government as an accountable legitimate government is mentioned below:

1. It is mandatory for a democratic form of government to follow procedures. This would make the decisions more acceptable to the public and more effective.

2. People have the right and the means to examine the process of decision making.

3. If a citizen wants to know if a decision was taken through the correct procedure he can find this out. There are various ways to hold the government accountable and answerable to the people.

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4. Regarding the legitimacy of the government, democracy is the best form of government because it is the people's own government.

4. People have the right to be ruled by the representative elected by them.

25. Multinational corporation for MNC set up their offices and factories only in certain areas due to the following reasons:

1. A multinational corporation is set up in those areas where there is easily available raw material in abundance. This will save the cost of procuring raw material and transporting it to their site of manufacturing.

2. It is set up in an area which has good transportation facilities from the manufacturing area to the market area.

3. Another factor considered in setting up of an MNC is the easy accessibility to the market.

4. MNCs are also willing to set up in those areas which have favorable government policies.

5. Availability of cheap labour is also considered.

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26. A. (a) Calcutta Session

(b) Amritsar

B. Note: The following question are for the Visually Impaired Candidates only, in lies of Q. No. 26 Attempt any five questions.

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(i) Amritsar

(ii) Dandi

(iii) Gorakhpur

(iv) Orissa

(v) Karnataka

(vi) Greater Noida

(vii) Narmada River

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