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"Conservative regimes… (Class 10 Social Science 2024, Q21)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 32/2/1 · 2 marks · Very short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2024: question 21

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 32/2/1, section B, question 21, for 2 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

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

"Conservative regimes set up in Europe in 1815 were autocratic." Support the statement by giving any two arguments.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 32/2/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Think about what the conservatives wanted to bring back after 1815.

Hint 2

How did they treat newspapers and critics?

Step-by-step solution

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  1. The conservative regimes of 1815 (after the Congress of Vienna) wanted to restore the old monarchies and traditional institutions of state and society. They did not accept popular participation or liberal ideas, so they were autocratic.

    1 mark

  2. They did not tolerate criticism or dissent. They imposed censorship laws on newspapers, books, plays and songs, and curbed any activity that questioned the legitimacy of their rule.

    1 mark

Answer: They restored traditional autocratic institutions and suppressed dissent through censorship.

Where the marks are

  • Restoration of traditional monarchy, state and society (1 mark)
  • No tolerance of criticism; censorship and curbs on questioning (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 32/2/1: every question, by section.

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