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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 32/1/1 · 5 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 30(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/1/1, section D, question 30(a), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q30(a) · 5 marks · Long answerThe Rise of Nationalism in Europe

Analyse the significance of the 'Napoleonic Code' in making the administrative system rational and efficient.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 32/1/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Think about equality before the law.

Hint 2

Think about what the Code did to feudal dues and trade rules.

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. The Civil Code of 1804 (Napoleonic Code) did away with all privileges based on birth.

    1 mark

  2. It established equality before the law and secured the right to property.

    1 mark

  3. It simplified administrative divisions. It abolished the feudal system and freed peasants from serfdom and manorial dues.

    1 mark

  4. Guild restrictions in towns were removed, and transport and communication were improved.

    1 mark

  5. Uniform laws, standard weights and measures, and a common currency helped businessmen move goods and capital between regions. Peasants, artisans and workers enjoyed new freedom.

    1 mark

Answer: The Napoleonic Code made administration rational and efficient through equality before the law, property rights, simpler administration, abolition of feudal dues and guild restrictions, and uniform laws, weights, measures and currency.

Where the marks are

  • Ended birth-based privileges (1 mark)
  • Equality before law and property rights (1 mark)
  • Simplified administration and abolished feudalism (1 mark)
  • Removed guild restrictions and improved transport (1 mark)
  • Uniform weights, measures and currency aiding trade (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 paper2025 board paper, set 32/1/1: every question, by section.

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