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Examine the ideas of… (Class 10 Social Science 2023, Q21b)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 32/2/1 · 2 marks · Very short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2023: question 21(b)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/2/1, section B, question 21(b), for 2 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q21(b) · 2 marks · Very short answerThe Rise of Nationalism in Europe

Examine the ideas of liberal nationalism in Europe during the nineteenth century.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 32/2/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Consider the political and the economic meanings of liberalism separately.

Hint 2

Think about freedom of the individual and rule of law.

Hint 3

What did liberals want for markets and property?

Step-by-step solution

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  1. For the new middle classes, liberalism meant freedom for the individual and equality of all before the law. Politically it stood for government by consent.

    1 mark

  2. Liberals stressed the inviolability of private property. In economics they wanted freedom of markets and the abolition of state-imposed restrictions on the movement of goods and capital.

    1 mark

Answer: Liberal nationalism stood for individual freedom, equality before law, government by consent, private property and free markets.

Where the marks are

  • Individual freedom, equality before law or government by consent explained (1 mark)
  • Any one more point, such as private property or free market (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from The Rise of Nationalism in Europe, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2023 board paper, set 32/2/1: every question, by section.

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