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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2026-27 · 2 marks · Map work

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

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

  1. A: The massacre of 13 April 1919 took place at Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar (Punjab). Write 'Amritsar' on line A.

    1 mark
  2. B: Gandhiji led the indigo planters' peasants at Champaran (Bihar). Write 'Champaran' on line B.

    1 mark

Answer: A - Amritsar; B - Champaran

Where the marks are

  • A identified as Amritsar (1 mark)
  • B identified as Champaran (1 mark)

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