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How did Indians react… (Class 10 Social Science 2025, Q22)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 32/6/1 · 2 marks · Very short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 22

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/6/1, section B, question 22, for 2 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q22 · 2 marks · Very short answerNationalism in India

How did Indians react to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre? Explain.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 32/6/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Recall who ordered the firing and why.

Hint 2

Think about what the public did in towns once the news spread.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. On 13 April 1919 General Dyer fired on a peaceful crowd gathered in the enclosed Jallianwala Bagh at Amritsar for the Baisakhi fair. He blocked the exits and killed hundreds, intending to create terror and awe among satyagrahis.

    1 mark

  2. When the news spread, people in many North Indian towns came out on the streets. There were strikes, clashes with the police and attacks on government buildings.

    1 mark

Answer: Indians reacted with widespread protest: strikes, street demonstrations, clashes with police and attacks on government buildings in many North Indian towns.

Where the marks are

  • Explains the Jallianwala Bagh incident briefly (1 mark)
  • States the reaction: strikes, clashes with police, attacks on government buildings (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 32/6/1: every question, by section.

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