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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2026-27 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science sample paper 2026-27: question 6A

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2026-27, section A, question 6A, for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q6A · 3 marks · Short answerThe Rise of Nationalism in Europe

'The female figures become an allegory of the nation during the 19th century in Europe.' Elaborate on the statement with examples.

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

Hints

Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.

Hint 1

Why would artists need a human figure to stand for an abstract idea like 'nation'?

Hint 2

Recall the names given to the female figures of France and Germany.

Hint 3

Remember the symbols each one carried.

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. Artists of 19th-century Europe wanted to personify the nation, so they showed nations as female figures. The figure was not a real woman. It was an abstract idea that gave the nation a concrete form.

    1 mark

  2. Example 1: France was represented by Marianne, a popular Christian name. Her features, the red cap, the tricolour and the cockade, were drawn from Liberty and the Republic.

    1 mark

  3. Example 2: Germania became the allegory of the German nation. She wore a crown of oak leaves, because the oak stands for heroism.

    1 mark

Answer: Nations were personified as female figures, e.g. Marianne for France and Germania for Germany.

Where the marks are

  • Nation personified as an abstract female figure (1 mark)
  • Marianne of France with her symbols (1 mark)
  • Germania of Germany with the oak-leaf crown (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from The Rise of Nationalism in Europe, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paperSample paper 2026-27: every question, by section.

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