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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 32/2/1 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 27

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/2/1, section C, question 27, for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q27 · 3 marks · Short answerPower-sharing

"The government measures gradually increased the feeling of alienation among the Sri Lankan Tamils." Explain the statement.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 32/2/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Start with the language policy of 1956.

Hint 2

Consider jobs, university admissions and religion.

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 1956 Act made Sinhala the only official language and ignored Tamil.

    1 mark

  2. Preferential policies favoured Sinhala applicants for university places and government jobs. The new constitution said the state would protect and foster Buddhism.

    1 mark

  3. Tamils felt that no major party led by Sinhala leaders was sensitive to their language and culture, and that they were denied equal political rights and opportunities, so their alienation grew.

    1 mark

Answer: Sinhala-only language, job and university preferences and state support for Buddhism alienated Tamils.

Where the marks are

  • 1956 Act making Sinhala the only official language (1 mark)
  • Preferential policies in jobs and education and the state fostering Buddhism (1 mark)
  • Tamils felt their culture and rights were ignored and discriminated against (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Power-sharing (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Power-sharing, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2025 board paper, set 32/2/1: every question, by section.

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