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How was the Indian… (Class 10 Social Science 2024, Q21)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 32/3/1 · 2 marks · Very short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2024: question 21

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 32/3/1, 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 Making of a Global World

How was the Indian subcontinent crucial for the trade network during the sixteenth century? Explain.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 32/3/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Think of where India lies between Asia, Africa and Europe.

Hint 2

What did Europeans do after finding sea routes to Asia?

Step-by-step solution

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  1. The Indian subcontinent lay at the centre of the sixteenth-century flows of trade, people, ideas and goods, and was a crucial point in their network linking Asia, Africa and Europe.

    1 mark

  2. When European sailors found a sea route to Asia and crossed the western oceans to America, they expanded or redirected these flows towards Europe. Indian textiles and spices were in great demand, so India remained a key supplier.

    1 mark

Answer: India was the central, crucial point of the pre-modern trade network; European entry redirected its flows towards Europe.

Where the marks are

  • Indian subcontinent central to trade flows (1 mark)
  • European entry expanded or redirected the flows; another relevant point (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from The Making of a Global World, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2024 board paper, set 32/3/1: every question, by section.

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