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"Trade and cultural… (Class 10 Social Science 2026, Q5b)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2026, set 32/4/1 · 2 marks · Very short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2026: question 5(b)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, paper 32/4/1, section A, question 5(b), for 2 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q5(b) · 2 marks · Very short answerThe Making of a Global World

"Trade and cultural exchange went hand-in-hand during pre-modern times." Explain the statement with any two examples.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 32/4/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Recall the silk routes and what moved along them besides goods.

Hint 2

Who else travelled with traders: missionaries, preachers? Which religion spread from eastern India?

Step-by-step solution

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  1. The silk routes linked distant regions. Chinese pottery, Indian textiles and spices, and silk travelled to the West, while precious metals such as gold and silver flowed from Europe to Asia. Trade carried ideas and customs along with goods.

    1 mark

  2. Religion and culture travelled the same routes: Christian missionaries and Muslim preachers journeyed to Asia, and Buddhism spread from eastern India in many directions through the silk route points.

    1 mark

Answer: Silk routes carried goods as well as ideas; missionaries, preachers and Buddhism spread along trade routes.

Where the marks are

  • First example explained (1 mark)
  • Second example explained (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from The Making of a Global World, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2026 board paper, set 32/4/1: every question, by section.

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