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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2026, set 32/1/1 · 5 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2026: question 7(A)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, paper 32/1/1, section A, question 7(A), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q7(A) · 5 marks · Long answerThe Rise of Nationalism in Europe

"The formation of the British Nation-State was different from the rest of Europe." Justify the statement with suitable arguments.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 32/1/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Was there a revolution in Britain like the French one?

Hint 2

Think of Scotland and Ireland and what happened to them.

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. The British nation-state was not the result of a sudden revolution or upheaval. It came through a long-drawn-out process, and there was no British nation before the eighteenth century.

    1 mark

  2. People's main identities were ethnic: English, Welsh, Scot or Irish.

    1 mark

  3. The English Parliament seized power from the monarchy after a long conflict. It became the instrument that forged a nation-state with England at its centre.

    1 mark

  4. The Act of Union (1707) created the United Kingdom of Great Britain. England thereby imposed its influence on Scotland. Ireland, divided between Catholics and Protestants, was helped by the English to let the Protestants dominate. After the failed revolt of Wolfe Tone's United Irishmen it was forcibly merged into the UK in 1801.

    1 mark

  5. The British flag (Union Jack), the national anthem and the English language were promoted, and the older nations survived only as subordinate partners.

    1 mark

Answer: Britain's nation-state was formed gradually, through parliament and unions, unlike the revolutionary route elsewhere in Europe.

Where the marks are

  • Gradual process, not revolution (1 mark)
  • Ethnic identities before the nation (1 mark)
  • Role of the English Parliament (1 mark)
  • Act of Union and Ireland's incorporation (1 mark)
  • Promotion of British symbols and English dominance (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 paper2026 board paper, set 32/1/1: every question, by section.

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