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Analyse the implicatio… (Class 10 Social Science 2023, Q30a)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 32/1/1 · 5 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2023: question 30(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/1/1, section D, question 30(a), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q30(a) · 5 marks · Long answerNationalism in India

Analyse the implications of First World War on the economic and Political situation of India.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 32/1/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

How was war expenditure funded?

Hint 2

What happened to prices?

Hint 3

What did villages have to give?

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. The war caused a huge rise in defence expenditure, met by war loans and higher taxes.

    1 mark

  2. Customs duties were raised and income tax was introduced.

    1 mark

  3. Prices doubled during the war years, causing extreme hardship to common people.

    1 mark

  4. Villages had to supply soldiers, and forced recruitment caused widespread anger.

    1 mark

  5. Crops failed, causing food shortages, and an influenza epidemic killed millions.

    1 mark

Answer: War brought taxes, price rise, forced recruitment, famine and epidemic.

Where the marks are

  • Defence expenditure, loans, taxes (1 mark)
  • Customs duty, income tax (1 mark)
  • Price rise (1 mark)
  • Forced recruitment (1 mark)
  • Famine and influenza (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Nationalism in India, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2023 board paper, set 32/1/1: every question, by section.

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