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How did the colonial… (Class 10 Social Science 2025, Q21b)

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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(b)

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

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

How did the colonial government suppress the 'Civil Disobedience Movement'? Explain.

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 what the government did to the leaders.

Hint 2

Think about how it dealt with the crowds in Peshawar and with peaceful satyagrahis.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. The government arrested Congress leaders one by one. Abdul Ghaffar Khan was arrested in April 1930, and a month later Gandhiji himself was arrested. This led to violent clashes in many places.

    1 mark

  2. It followed a policy of brutal repression. Peaceful satyagrahis, including women and children, were beaten and many were arrested. In Peshawar, crowds faced armoured cars and police firing, and many were killed.

    1 mark

Answer: The government arrested leaders (Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Gandhiji) and brutally repressed satyagrahis, including with police firing.

Where the marks are

  • Explains one method of suppression, e.g. arrests of leaders (1 mark)
  • Explains a second method, e.g. brutal repression, police firing or attacks on satyagrahis (1 mark)

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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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