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

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 21

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/3/1, 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 answerNationalism in India

Mention any two economic impacts of the First World War on India.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 32/3/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Think about how the British government paid for the war.

Hint 2

Think of taxes and prices during 1914-18.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. The war led to a huge rise in defence expenditure, which the government met by taking war loans and raising taxes.

    1 mark

  2. Customs duties were raised and income tax was introduced; prices also rose sharply, hurting the common people.

    1 mark

Answer: Higher defence expenditure funded by loans and taxes; higher customs duties and new income tax.

Where the marks are

  • First economic impact explained (1 mark)
  • Second economic impact explained (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 paper2025 board paper, set 32/3/1: every question, by section.

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