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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2026, set 32/4/1 · 2 marks · Map work

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2026: question 9

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, paper 32/4/1, section A, question 9, for 2 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q9 · 2 marks · Map workNationalism in India

(Map-Skill Based Question) Two places 'A' and 'B' have been marked on the given political outline map of India. Identify them with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them:

  1. A.

    The place where Gandhiji broke the Salt Law.

    1 mark
  2. B.

    The place where the session of Indian National Congress was held.

    1 mark

Figure in the paper: Political outline map of India with two marked points labelled 'A' and 'B', with lines drawn near them on which the names are to be written. Point A is on the western coast of India in Gujarat; point B is in the eastern part of the country, in the north-east of the Indian plains (West Bengal/Bihar region). See it in the official paper.

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

Hints

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

Hint 1

A lies on the Gujarat coast; recall the Salt March.

Hint 2

B is in eastern India; the 1920 special session was held at a major eastern city.

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. A: Dandi, in Gujarat on the western coast, where Gandhiji broke the Salt Law in 1930.

    1 mark

  2. B: Calcutta (Kolkata), in eastern India, where the Congress session of 1920 was held.

    1 mark

Answer: A - Dandi; B - Calcutta (Kolkata)

Where the marks are

  • A identified as Dandi (1 mark)
  • B identified as Calcutta (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 32/4/1: every question, by section.

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