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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2026, set 32/2/1 · 5 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2026: question 8(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, paper 32/2/1, section A, question 8(a), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q8(a) · 5 marks · Long answerNationalism in India

"Women played an important role during the Civil Disobedience Movement." Support the statement with appropriate arguments.

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

Recall what women did during the Salt March.

Hint 2

Think of the boycott activities.

Hint 3

How did women see their participation?

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. During Gandhiji's Salt March, thousands of women came out of their homes to listen to him.

    1 mark

  2. They took part in protest marches and in the manufacture of salt.

    1 mark

  3. They boycotted foreign cloth and picketed liquor shops.

    1 mark

  4. Many women, from both urban and rural areas, went to jail.

    1 mark

  5. They began to see service to the nation as a sacred duty, which shows their important role.

    1 mark

Answer: Women joined marches, made salt, boycotted foreign cloth, picketed liquor shops and went to jail.

Where the marks are

  • Women came out of their homes in large numbers (1 mark)
  • Took part in marches and salt making (1 mark)
  • Boycott of foreign cloth and picketing of liquor shops (1 mark)
  • Went to jail (1 mark)
  • Saw national service as a sacred duty (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 32/2/1: every question, by section.

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