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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 32/5/1 · 1 mark · MCQ

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 1

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/5/1, section A, question 1, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q1 · 1 mark · MCQThe Rise of Nationalism in Europe

Read the following facts related to 'Napoleonic Code' carefully and choose the correct option:

I. Abolition of privileges based on birth.
II. Establishing equality before the law.
III. Securing property rights.
IV. Imposing manorial dues on the peasants.

  1. (A)only I, II and III are correct.
  2. (B)only II, III and IV are correct.
  3. (C)only I, II and IV are correct.
  4. (D)only I, III and IV are correct.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 32/5/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Recall what the Code of 1804 did for the French people.

Hint 2

Did Napoleon abolish or impose feudal dues?

Step-by-step solution

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  1. The Napoleonic Code (1804) abolished birth-based privileges, established equality before the law and secured property rights.

    1 mark

  2. It removed feudal system and manorial dues, so statement IV is wrong. Hence only I, II and III are correct: option (A).

Answer: (A) Only I, II and III are correct.

Where the marks are

  • Identifies I, II, III as correct and IV as wrong (1 mark)

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