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The Rise of Nationalism in Europe

CBSE Class 10 · Social Science · Chapter 1

Past board exam questions

CBSE 2027 sample paper · 1 mark

Most conservative regimes set up in 1815 introduced strict censorship laws. What was the primary purpose of these laws? a. To regulate information written about the rulers and their policies. b. To control the growing demand for modernising the army. c. To restrict the spread of ideas of liberty and freedom expressed through newspapers and other publications. d. To prevent the circulation of views suggesting that modernisation could strengthen traditional institutions. Options:

  1. Only a and b
  2. Only a and c
  3. Only b and d
  4. Only c and d
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Only a and c

CBSE 2027 sample paper · 3 marks

‘The female figures become an allegory of the nation during the 19th century in Europe.’ Elaborate on the statement with examples.

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1. Artists wanted to personify the nation, so nations were represented as female figures. The female form did not stand for any particular woman in real life; it was an abstract idea that gave the nation a concrete form. 2. In France the female allegory was named Marianne, a popular Christian name. Her characteristics – the red cap, the tricolour and the cockade – were drawn from those of Liberty and the Republic. 3. Similarly, Germania became the allegory of the German nation. Germania wears a crown of oak leaves, as the German oak stands for heroism.

CBSE 2027 sample paper · 3 marks

Assess the role of the Greek War of Independence in shaping nationalist consciousness among educated Europeans in the nineteenth century.

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1. Greece had been part of the Ottoman Empire since the fifteenth century. The growth of revolutionary nationalism in Europe sparked off a struggle for independence among the Greeks, which began in 1821. 2. Greek nationalists got support from Greeks living in exile and from many West Europeans who sympathised with ancient Greek culture. Poets and artists lauded Greece as the cradle of European civilisation and mobilised public opinion to support its struggle against a Muslim empire. 3. The English poet Lord Byron organised funds and later went to fight in the war, where he died of fever in 1824. Finally, the Treaty of Constantinople of 1832 recognised Greece as an independent nation.

CBSE 2026 sample paper · 1 mark

Match the following and Choose the correct option: | | COLUMN I | | COLUMN II | |---|---|---|---| | A | Frederic Sorrieu | 1 | Torch of enlightenments | | B | Statue of Liberty | 2 | Shattered remains of absolutist Institutions | | C | Foreground in front of the Statue of Liberty | 3 | Democratic and Social Republics | | D | Sorrieu’s utopian vision. | 4 | French Artist |

  1. A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
  2. A-2, B-4, C-4, D-1
  3. A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
  4. A-4, B-1, C-3, D-4
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A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3

CBSE 2026 board paper · 1 mark

Identify the place where the secret underground society named ‘Young Europe’ was founded by Mazzini.

  1. Berne
  2. Brussels
  3. Marseilles
  4. Vienna
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Berne

CBSE 2026 board paper · 1 mark

Arrange the following historical events in chronological order and choose the correct option : I. Formation of the customs union zollverein II. Implementation of the Napoleonic Code III. Recognition of Greece as an independent nation IV. Establishment of the new German Empire

  1. I, IV, III, II
  2. I, IV, II, III
  3. II, III, I, IV
  4. II, III, IV, I
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II, III, I, IV

CBSE 2026 board paper · 1 mark

Which of the following countries hosted Vienna Congress in 1815 ?

  1. Britain
  2. Austria
  3. Prussia
  4. France
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Austria

CBSE 2026 board paper · 1 mark

Two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are given below. Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option : Assertion (A) : Giuseppe Mazzini was a revolutionary from Italy. Reason (R) : He founded underground organisations.

  1. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  2. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  3. Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
  4. Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
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Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).