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Analyse the role of… (Class 10 Social Science 2026, Q7a)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2026, set 32/2/1 · 3 marks · Short answer

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

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, paper 32/2/1, section A, question 7(a), for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q7(a) · 3 marks · Short answerThe Rise of Nationalism in Europe

Analyse the role of language in the development of nationalism in Poland during the nineteenth century.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 32/2/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Think of who ruled Poland after its partition.

Hint 2

What did Russia do to the Polish language in schools?

Hint 3

How did the Church respond to this?

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. After Russia took over Poland, the Polish language was forcibly removed from schools and Russian was imposed everywhere.

    1 mark

  2. Many Polish priests made the language a weapon of national resistance. The Church used Polish in its gatherings and in all religious instruction.

    1 mark

  3. Polish came to be seen as a symbol of the struggle against Russian dominance. Using it kept national feeling alive and united the Poles.

    1 mark

Answer: Language became a weapon of resistance and a symbol of Polish identity against Russian rule.

Where the marks are

  • Russian imposed and Polish removed from schools (1 mark)
  • Priests and the Church used Polish as resistance (1 mark)
  • Polish became a symbol of the struggle against Russia (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 32/2/1: every question, by section.

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