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How did people… (Class 10 Social Science 2024, Q30b)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 32/2/1 · 5 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2024: question 30(b)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 32/2/1, section D, question 30(b), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q30(b) · 5 marks · Long answerNationalism in India

How did people belonging to different communities, regions and language groups develop a sense of collective belonging in the late–nineteenth century India? Explain with examples.

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 of images, songs, stories and symbols that united people.

Hint 2

Recall Bankim Chandra, Abanindranath Tagore and the flags.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. Nationalism was linked with the image of Bharat Mata. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote 'Vande Mataram' in the 1870s as a hymn to the motherland, later included in Anandamath and sung widely in the Swadeshi movement.

    1 mark

  2. Abanindranath Tagore painted his famous Bharat Mata as a calm, composed, divine and spiritual ascetic figure.

    1 mark

  3. A movement to revive Indian folklore developed. Nationalists such as Rabindranath Tagore and Natesa Sastri collected folk tales and songs from bards, to rediscover national identity and pride.

    1 mark

  4. Flags became symbols. In the Bengal Swadeshi movement a tricolour flag had eight lotuses for the provinces and a crescent for Hindus and Muslims. Gandhiji later designed the Swaraj flag with a spinning wheel.

    1 mark

  5. Reinterpretation of history: Indians looked at the past to discover India's achievements and instil pride in the nation.

    1 mark

Answer: Bharat Mata imagery, Vande Mataram, folklore revival, flags and reinterpretation of history built a sense of collective belonging.

Where the marks are

  • Bharat Mata image, Vande Mataram (1 mark)
  • Abanindranath Tagore's painting (1 mark)
  • Folklore revival (1 mark)
  • Flags (1 mark)
  • Reinterpretation of history (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 paper2024 board paper, set 32/2/1: every question, by section.

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