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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2026-27 · 1 mark · MCQ

CBSE Class 10 Social Science sample paper 2026-27: question 1

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2026-27, 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

Most conservative regimes set up in 1815 introduced strict censorship laws. What was the primary purpose of these laws?
a. To regulate information written about the rulers and their policies.
b. To control the growing demand for modernising the army.
c. To restrict the spread of ideas of liberty and freedom expressed through newspapers and other publications.
d. To prevent the circulation of views suggesting that modernisation could strengthen traditional institutions.

  1. (A)Only a and b
  2. (B)Only a and c
  3. (C)Only b and d
  4. (D)Only c and d

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2026-27.

Hints

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Hint 1

Think about why conservative rulers feared the press.

Hint 2

Which ideas threatened them: army modernisation or liberty?

Step-by-step solution

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  1. Censorship after 1815 aimed to curb the liberal ideas of liberty and freedom spread through newspapers and books, so (c) is correct. Controlling what was written about rulers and their policies, (a), is also a purpose.

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  2. (b) and (d) are unrelated to the censorship laws. So the answer is 'Only a and c', option B.

Answer: B

Where the marks are

  • Identifies a and c as correct (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

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