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Evaluate the role of… (Class 10 Social Science 2026, Q6a)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2026, set 32/4/1 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2026: question 6(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, paper 32/4/1, section A, question 6(a), for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q6(a) · 3 marks · Short answerPrint Culture and the Modern World

Evaluate the role of print in the French Revolution.

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

Think of Voltaire and Rousseau and how people read them.

Hint 2

What did print do to public debate?

Hint 3

How did cartoons portray the monarchy?

Step-by-step solution

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  1. Print popularised Enlightenment ideas. The writings of Voltaire and Rousseau criticised tradition, superstition and despotism and argued for the rule of reason. Readers began to see the world in a questioning, critical and rational way.

    1 mark

  2. Print created a culture of dialogue and debate. Values, norms and institutions were re-examined by a public aware of the power of reason, which eroded the authority of the Church and the state.

    1 mark

  3. By the 1780s, literature, cartoons and caricatures mocked royalty and its morals and showed the monarchy absorbed in pleasure while common people suffered. This raised questions about the social order and prepared the ground for revolution.

    1 mark

Answer: Print spread Enlightenment ideas, created debate, and used satire against the monarchy, creating a climate for the French Revolution.

Where the marks are

  • Spread of Enlightenment ideas (1 mark)
  • Culture of debate and erosion of authority (1 mark)
  • Satire, cartoons and criticism of monarchy (1 mark)

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