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Analyse the impacts… (Class 10 Social Science 2025, Q25a)

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

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 25(a)

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

Analyse the impacts of Gandhi-Irwin pact on the Indian freedom struggle.

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

Who signed the pact and when?

Hint 2

Think of what each side conceded.

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 Gandhi-Irwin Pact (March 1931) led Gandhiji to call off the Civil Disobedience Movement.

    1 mark

  2. Gandhiji agreed to attend the Second Round Table Conference in London, as the Congress now took part in negotiations.

    1 mark

  3. The government agreed to release political prisoners, which eased tension and encouraged nationalists.

    1 mark

Answer: The pact suspended civil disobedience, took Gandhiji to the Second Round Table Conference and freed political prisoners.

Where the marks are

  • Movement called off (1 mark)
  • Participation in Second Round Table Conference (1 mark)
  • Release of political prisoners (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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