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Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.

Q1. [1] straightforward initial-understanding
⚠ Globalisation and the Indian Economy › Competition and Uncertain Employment — Internal project only — not in the Board exam (per CBSE 2026-27 curriculum) Only 'What is Globalisation?' and 'Factors that have enabled Globalisation' are in the Board exam; the remaining sub-topics are the internally-assessed interdisciplinary project. [source: Course Structure — Economics, Chapter 4 (Subtopics evaluated in Board)]
Why do many companies in India's export industries prefer to hire workers on a temporary or contractual basis rather than as permanent employees?
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-26 13:23 · grounding rag
Model Answer

To cut labour costs, exporters hire workers temporarily so they don't have to pay wages for the whole year, helping them compete for large MNC orders.

Source: Globalisation and the Indian Economy, Chapter 4

Explanation

The examiner expects you to link cost-cutting (not raw materials, but labour costs) with temporary hiring as a direct consequence of competition pressure from MNCs. One crisp causal sentence is enough for 1 mark.

Previous-year CBSE Grade 10 board exam questions, organised by subject and chapter, each with a model answer — free to read and print.