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Read the given extract… (Class 10 Social Science 2023, Q34)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 32/5/1 · 4 marks · Case-based

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2023: question 34

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/5/1, section E, question 34, for 4 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q34 · 4 marks · Case-basedCompetency-basedThe Age of Industrialisation

Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow:

The first cotton mill in Bombay came up in 1854 and it went into production two years later. By 1862, four mills were at work with 94,000 spindles and 2,150 looms. Around the same time, jute mills came up in Bengal, the first being set up in 1855 and another one seven years later, in 1862. In north India, the Elgin Mill was started in Kanpur in the 1860s, and a year later the first cotton mill of Ahmedabad was set up. By 1874, the first spinning and weaving mill of Madras began production.

  1. (34.1)

    When was the first cotton mill set up in India ?

    1 mark
  2. (34.2)

    Name any two early industrialists of India.

    1 mark
  3. (34.3)

    How did many Indian entrepreneurs survive despite tight economic controls imposed by the British Government ? Explain.

    2 marks

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 32/5/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

The extract itself gives the year of the first Bombay mill.

Hint 2

Recall the Indian merchants and industrialists named in your history chapter.

Hint 3

Think about the trade networks and capital that Indian traders already had.

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. (34.1) The first cotton mill in India was set up in 1854 in Bombay.

    1 mark

  2. (34.2) Two early Indian industrialists: Dwarkanath Tagore and Dinshaw Petit (G.D. Birla is also accepted).

    1 mark

  3. (34.3) Many Indian entrepreneurs already had enough capital to trade with other countries. They also worked through trade networks, financing funds across cities.

    1 mark

  4. They also procured supplies and arranged shipping consignments, so they survived despite British controls.

    1 mark

Answer: (34.1) 1854; (34.2) Dwarkanath Tagore, Dinshaw Petit; (34.3) They had capital and trade networks, financed funds across cities, and arranged supplies and shipping.

Where the marks are

  • (34.1) 1854 (1 mark)
  • (34.2) Any two industrialists (½ + ½ marks)
  • (34.3) Any two valid points explained (1 + 1 marks)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from The Age of Industrialisation, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2023 board paper, set 32/5/1: every question, by section.

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