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How did people… (Class 10 Social Science 2024, Q25a)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 32/4/1 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2024: question 25(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 32/4/1, section C, question 25(a), for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q25(a) · 3 marks · Short answerNationalism in India

How did people belonging to different communities, regions or language groups develop a sense of collective belonging in the National Movement ? Explain with examples.

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 cultural symbols of the nation.

Hint 2

Recall Vande Mataram and Bharat Mata.

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. Nationalist feeling grew through history and folklore. Indian folklore was collected and preserved, and history was reinterpreted to glorify India's past.

    1 mark

  2. Images and symbols united people. Bharat Mata was shown as an allegory, and a tricolour flag was designed.

    1 mark

  3. Literature and songs spread belonging. Bankim Chandra's 'Vande Mataram' in Anandmath was a hymn to the motherland, and the Swadeshi movement popularised the flag.

    1 mark

Answer: Folklore, history, symbols, flag and hymns created collective belonging.

Where the marks are

  • Folklore or history (1 mark)
  • Allegory or flag (1 mark)
  • Hymns or songs with example (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 32/4/1: every question, by section.

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