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"Ideas of national… (Class 10 Social Science 2026, Q7B)

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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(B)

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

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

"Ideas of national unity in the early nineteenth century Europe were closely allied to the ideology of liberalism." 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

Start with the meaning of the word liberalism.

Hint 2

Consider both its political and economic sides.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. Liberalism comes from the Latin word liber, meaning free.

    1 mark

  2. For the new middle classes it meant freedom of the individual and equality of all before the law. Politically it stood for government by consent.

    1 mark

  3. Since the French Revolution it stood for the end of autocracy and clerical privileges, and for a constitution and representative government through parliament.

    1 mark

  4. Its political rights were limited. In France only property-owning men could vote or be elected, and men without property and all women were excluded. Only under the Jacobins did all adult males briefly get suffrage.

    1 mark

  5. Economically it stood for free markets and the abolition of state restrictions on the movement of goods and capital. This led to the Zollverein (customs union) of 1834, a symbol of economic liberalism that helped unify Germany.

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Answer: Liberalism's ideas of freedom, constitutional government and free markets supported national unity.

Where the marks are

  • Meaning of liberalism (1 mark)
  • Individual freedom and equality before law (1 mark)
  • Representative government (1 mark)
  • Limited suffrage (1 mark)
  • Economic liberalism and the Zollverein (1 mark)

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