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How did 'salt' become… (Class 10 Social Science 2025, Q21a)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 32/5/1 · 2 marks · Very short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 21(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/5/1, section B, question 21(a), for 2 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q21(a) · 2 marks · Very short answerNationalism in India

How did 'salt' become a powerful weapon to unite the country in the 'Civil Disobedience Movement'? Explain any two causes.

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

Think about who uses salt in daily life.

Hint 2

Think about what the salt tax and government monopoly said about British rule.

Hint 3

Recall how the Dandi March began the movement.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. Salt was consumed by every Indian, rich and poor alike, and was an essential item of food, so a protest against the salt law touched every household and united all sections.

    1 mark

  2. The tax on salt and the government monopoly over its production showed the most oppressive face of British rule. Gandhiji's breaking of the salt law (Dandi March) therefore began the Civil Disobedience Movement and made it a symbol of resistance to colonial rule.

    1 mark

Answer: Salt was used by all and was essential. The salt tax and monopoly symbolised British oppression, so breaking the salt law united the country.

Where the marks are

  • Explains one cause, e.g. salt was consumed by rich and poor alike or was an essential food item (1 mark)
  • Explains a second cause, e.g. the salt tax and monopoly were oppressive, or the movement began with breaking the salt law (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 32/5/1: every question, by section.

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