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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2026-27 · 5 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science sample paper 2026-27: question 7A

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2026-27, section A, question 7A, for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q7A · 5 marks · Long answerNationalism in India

Evaluate the economic consequences of the Non-Cooperation Movement for colonial rule in India.

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 of what happened to foreign cloth.

Hint 2

Recall the import figures for 1921 and 1922.

Hint 3

What gained when foreign goods lost?

Step-by-step solution

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  1. The effects of the movement were more dramatic on the economic front. Foreign goods were boycotted, liquor shops were picketed and foreign cloth was burnt in huge bonfires.

    1 mark

  2. The import of foreign cloth halved between 1921 and 1922, its value falling from Rs 102 crore to Rs 57 crore. This was a direct loss to colonial trade.

    1 mark

  3. In many places merchants and traders refused to trade in foreign goods or to finance foreign trade.

    1 mark

  4. As the boycott spread, people discarded imported clothes and wore only Indian ones.

    1 mark

  5. Production of Indian textile mills and handlooms rose, and making and wearing khadi became very popular. This reduced dependence on British goods.

    1 mark

Answer: The movement hit British economic interests: foreign cloth imports fell from Rs 102 crore to Rs 57 crore, while Indian mills, handlooms and khadi grew.

Where the marks are

  • Boycott of foreign goods, liquor picketing and bonfires (1 mark)
  • Import of foreign cloth halved, Rs 102 crore to Rs 57 crore (1 mark)
  • Traders refused to deal in foreign goods (1 mark)
  • People adopted Indian clothes (1 mark)
  • Indian mills and handlooms and khadi grew (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 paperSample paper 2026-27: every question, by section.

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