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Examine the progress… (Class 10 Social Science 2023, Q30A)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 32/4/1 · 5 marks · Long answer

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

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/4/1, 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

Examine the progress of the Civil Disobedience Movement in the countryside.

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

Hints

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Hint 1

Which peasant groups were active, and what crops did they grow?

Hint 2

What was the economic reason for their anger?

Hint 3

How did they feel when the movement was called off?

Step-by-step solution

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  1. In the countryside, rich peasant communities such as the Patidars of Gujarat and the Jats of Uttar Pradesh were active in the movement.

    1 mark

  2. As producers of commercial crops, they were hard hit by the trade depression and falling prices.

    1 mark

  3. Their cash income disappeared and they could not pay the government's revenue demand. The government's refusal to reduce it caused widespread resentment.

    1 mark

  4. They became enthusiastic supporters, organising their communities and sometimes forcing reluctant members to join boycotts. For them Swaraj meant a struggle against high revenue.

    1 mark

  5. They were deeply disappointed when the movement was called off in 1931 without the revenue rates being revised.

    1 mark

Answer: Rich peasants joined the movement because of high revenue and falling prices, and were disappointed when it was withdrawn in 1931.

Where the marks are

  • Rich peasants like Patidars and Jats participated (1 mark)
  • Hit by depression and falling prices (1 mark)
  • Unable to pay revenue, resentment (1 mark)
  • Enthusiastic support, Swaraj as a fight against revenue (1 mark)
  • Disappointment at withdrawal in 1931 (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 32/4/1: every question, by section.

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