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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 32/1/1 · 1 mark · Assertion-reason

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2024: question 2

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 32/1/1, section A, question 2, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q2 · 1 mark · Assertion-reasonCompetency-basedThe Rise of Nationalism in Europe

Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements and choose the correct option.

Assertion (A): The most serious source of nationalist tension in Europe after 1871 was Balkan.

Reason (R): A large part of the Balkan was under the control of Ottoman Empire.

  1. (A)Both, (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. (B)Both, (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  3. (C)(A) is true but (R) is false.
  4. (D)(A) is false but (R) is true.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 32/1/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Think of why the Balkans became a region of conflict.

Hint 2

Ask whether Ottoman decline explains the tension.

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. After 1871 the Balkans were the most explosive nationalist problem in Europe, so (A) is true.

  2. Much of the Balkans was under the Ottoman Empire, whose weakening set off rivalries among Slavic nationalities and the big powers. So (R) is true and explains (A): option (A).

    1 mark

Answer: Option (A)

Where the marks are

  • Both statements true and R explains A (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 paper2024 board paper, set 32/1/1: every question, by section.

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