Q1. [3]
Suggest any three measures to increase employment opportunities in urban areas in India.
Previously asked in CBSE board exam
2025 32/5/1 Q27
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-15 06:58 · grounding rag
Model Answer
Three measures to increase employment in urban areas:
- Promotion of tertiary/service sector: Developing sectors like tourism, IT, and trade can generate large-scale urban employment. The Planning Commission estimated tourism alone can employ 35 lakh additional people annually.
- Support to small-scale industries: The government should help small industries in urban areas by providing easy credit, raw materials, and marketing support, which creates more jobs.
- Expansion of education and health services: Building more schools and hospitals creates jobs for teachers, doctors, nurses, and other staff. About 20 lakh jobs can be created in education alone.
Source: How to Create More Employment?, Chapter 2 — Sectors of the Indian Economy
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Explanation
- The question asks specifically about urban areas, so avoid writing about farm irrigation or rural schemes like MGNREGA.
- Examiners expect named examples (tourism, IT, education, health, small-scale industry) — vague answers lose marks.
- Each point should be one sentence of cause + effect (measure → employment outcome).
- The textbook directly lists tourism, education, health, and small industries as employment generators — stick to these for full marks.
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