CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 21
Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/4/1, 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 answerThe Making of a Global World
Why was the Indian subcontinent significant to trade networks before European intervention? Explain.
Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 32/4/1.
Hints
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Hint 1
Think about where India lies between East and West.
Hint 2
Which goods moved along the Silk Route?
Step-by-step solution
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The Indian subcontinent lay on major trade routes such as the Silk Route, linking the East and the West by both land and sea, so it was central to pre-modern trade networks.
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Goods, people, knowledge and customs were exchanged through it: Chinese pottery, and spices and textiles from India and Southeast Asia, travelled along these routes. India thus stood at the centre of trade between continents.
Answer: India lay on the Silk Route and sea routes at the centre of trade networks, exchanging goods, ideas and people.
Where the marks are
- Location on major land and sea trade routes (1 mark)
- Exchange of goods, people and ideas, with examples such as textiles and spices (1 mark)
Revise the chapter
- Chapter: The Making of a Global World (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
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