Skip to content

Explain any two… (Class 10 Social Science 2023, Q21A)

questionbuddy.in/q/cbse-10-social-science-2023-32-4-1-q21a-methods-used-europeans-recruitment-indentured

Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 32/4/1 · 2 marks · Very short answer

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

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/4/1, section B, question 21(A), for 2 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q21(A) · 2 marks · Very short answerThe Making of a Global World

Explain any two methods that were used by the Europeans for the recruitment of the indentured labours.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 32/4/1.

Hints

Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.

Hint 1

Think about who recruited the workers on behalf of employers.

Hint 2

How did agents persuade people who were poor and hoped to escape hardship?

Hint 3

Recall the false information given and the use of force.

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. Recruitment was done through agents hired by employers, who were paid a small commission for every migrant they enlisted.

    1 mark

  2. Agents tempted prospective migrants with false information about the destination, mode of travel, nature of work and living conditions. Some less willing migrants were even abducted.

    1 mark

Answer: Recruitment through commission-paid agents; false promises or abduction by agents.

Where the marks are

  • Explains recruitment through agents paid a commission (1 mark)
  • Explains one more method such as false information or abduction (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from The Making of a Global World, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2023 board paper, set 32/4/1: every question, by section.

The question is transcribed from the official paper; figures are described in words. The solution, hints and chapter tag are ours. Spotted an error? Write tosupport@questionbuddy.in.