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‘‘Until the nineteenth… (Class 10 Social Science 2024, Q21)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 32/4/1 · 2 marks · Very short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2024: question 21

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 32/4/1, 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 Age of Industrialisation

‘‘Until the nineteenth century, poverty and hunger were common in Europe.’’ Analyse the statement.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 32/4/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Think of the condition of European cities before the 19th century.

Hint 2

Consider population growth, food supply and health.

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. Before the 19th century Europe's cities were overcrowded because of a growing population, so slums, poor housing and shortage of food grains led to widespread hunger and poverty.

    1 mark

  2. Deadly diseases such as cholera and smallpox spread easily in these crowded and unclean cities, and poor people had little food or care. Poverty and hunger therefore stayed common.

    1 mark

Answer: Overcrowded cities, food shortage and epidemics kept poverty and hunger common in Europe.

Where the marks are

  • Overcrowding or food shortage explained (1 mark)
  • Another relevant cause, e.g. deadly diseases (1 mark)

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 paper2024 board paper, set 32/4/1: every question, by section.

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