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"The revival of Indian… (Class 10 Social Science 2026, Q8b)

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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(b)

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

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

"The revival of Indian folklore strengthened nationalism in India." 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

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Hint 1

Why did nationalists turn to folk traditions?

Hint 2

Name the Bengal leader of this movement.

Hint 3

Which South Indian collection of tales can you cite?

Step-by-step solution

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  1. In the late nineteenth century, nationalists felt that folklore had to be revived to resist British cultural domination and to show the real Indian culture.

    1 mark

  2. Nationalists began recording folk tales sung by bards and travelled from village to village collecting folk songs and legends.

    1 mark

  3. They believed these stories gave a true picture of traditional culture, and preserving them was necessary to discover a national identity and restore pride in the past.

    1 mark

  4. Rabindranath Tagore led the movement for folk revival in Bengal, collecting ballads, nursery rhymes and myths.

    1 mark

  5. In Madras, Natesa Sastri published the four-volume 'The Folklore of Southern India'. Folklore was seen as national literature and the most trustworthy expression of people's thoughts.

    1 mark

Answer: Folklore revival built national identity and pride, with Tagore and Natesa Sastri as examples.

Where the marks are

  • Revival needed to resist cultural domination (1 mark)
  • Folk tales and songs collected by nationalists (1 mark)
  • Gave true picture of culture and national identity (1 mark)
  • Tagore in Bengal (1 mark)
  • Natesa Sastri in Madras and folklore as national literature (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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