CBSE Class 10 Social Science sample paper 2026-27: question 9
From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2026-27, section A, question 9, for 2 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.
Q9 · 2 marks · Map workNationalism in India
MAP SKILL-BASED QUESTION (Map is given at page no 12)
Two places A and B have been marked on the given outline map of India. Identify them and write their correct names on the lines marked on the map.
A) The place where a violent massacre took place on 13th April, 1919.
B) The place where Gandhi ji led indigo peasants against the oppressive plantation system.
Figure in the paper: Outline map of India (page 12) with two marked places: A, a line leading to a small square marker in the north-west (Punjab region), and B, a line leading to a small square marker in the east (Bihar region). See it in the official paper.
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
Jallianwala Bagh is in Punjab.
Hint 2
Gandhiji's first satyagraha in India was in Bihar, against indigo planters.
Step-by-step solution
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- 1 mark
A: The massacre of 13 April 1919 took place at Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar (Punjab). Write 'Amritsar' on line A.
- 1 mark
B: Gandhiji led the indigo planters' peasants at Champaran (Bihar). Write 'Champaran' on line B.
Answer: A - Amritsar; B - Champaran
Where the marks are
- A identified as Amritsar (1 mark)
- B identified as Champaran (1 mark)
Revise the chapter
- Chapter: Nationalism in India (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
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