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How was liberalism… (Class 10 Social Science 2025, Q30b)

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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(b)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/1/1, 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 answerThe Rise of Nationalism in Europe

How was liberalism allied to national unity in Europe in the early decades of the century ? Analyse.

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 of liberalism in politics and in economics.

Hint 2

Recall the customs union led by Prussia.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. For the new middle classes, liberalism meant freedom for the individual and equality of all before the law.

    1 mark

  2. Politically it stood for government by consent.

    1 mark

  3. Since the French Revolution it stood for the end of autocracy and clerical privileges, and for a constitution and representative government through parliament.

    1 mark

  4. Economically it meant free markets and the abolition of state restrictions on the movement of goods and capital.

    1 mark

  5. The Zollverein, a customs union formed in 1834 under Prussia, abolished tariff barriers and promoted economic growth and national unity.

    1 mark

Answer: Liberal ideas of individual freedom, equality, constitutional government and free markets, as in the Zollverein, strengthened nationalism and unity.

Where the marks are

  • Individual freedom and equality before law (1 mark)
  • Government by consent (1 mark)
  • Constitution and representative government (1 mark)
  • Economic liberalism: free markets (1 mark)
  • Zollverein and economic unity (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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