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Answer the following. (Class 10 Social Science 2026, Q9)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2026, set 32/1/1 · 2 marks · Map work

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2026: question 9

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, paper 32/1/1, section B, 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

Answer the following.

  1. (A)

    Two places (A) and (B) have been marked on the given political outline map of India. Identify them based on the information given below and write their correct names on the lines marked on the map near them:
    (A) The place where General Dyer ordered firing upon a peaceful gathering on 13 April, 1919.

    1 mark
  2. (B)

    (B) The place where the Session of Indian National Congress was held in the year 1927.

    1 mark

Figure in the paper: Political outline map of India (map for Q.9 and Q.19) with two marked points: A in the north-west (Punjab region, near Amritsar area) with a leader line, and B on the east coast of peninsular India (Andhra Pradesh/Tamil Nadu border region, near Tamil Nadu coast) with a leader line, for naming. See it in the official paper.

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

Hints

Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.

Hint 1

Point A is in the north-west, in Punjab.

Hint 2

Point B is on the south-east coast.

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) Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar (Punjab), where General Dyer ordered firing on 13 April 1919.

    1 mark

  2. (B) Madras (Chennai), where the 1927 Congress session was held.

    1 mark

Answer: (A) Amritsar (Jallianwala Bagh); (B) Madras (Chennai)

Where the marks are

  • A correctly named (1 mark)
  • B correctly named (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

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 paper2026 board paper, set 32/1/1: every question, by section.

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