CBSE Class 10 Social Science sample paper 2026-27: question 3
From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2026-27, section A, question 3, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.
Q3 · 1 mark · MCQThe Making of a Global World
Read the statements given below and choose the correct answer:
Statement I: A good example of thriving pre-modern commercial and cultural ties connecting far flung regions of the world are silk routes.
Statement II: The significance of Chinese silk cargoes traveling the silk route to the west is indicated by the term "silk routes".
- (A)Statement (I) is correct and (II) is incorrect
- (B)Statement (I) is incorrect and (II) is correct
- (C)Both (I) and (II) are correct
- (D)Both (I) and (II) are incorrect
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Hints
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Hint 1
Why are they called silk routes?
Hint 2
Check each statement against the NCERT chapter on the global world.
Step-by-step solution
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- 1 mark
The silk routes are a good example of old trade and cultural links between distant regions, so Statement I is correct.
The name 'silk routes' comes from the Chinese silk carried west, so Statement II is also correct.
Answer: C
Where the marks are
- Both statements correct (1 mark)
Revise the chapter
- Chapter: The Making of a Global World (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
- Topic: Silk Routes Link the World
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