CBSE Class 10 History Question Bank

CHAPTER-1 – THE RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

1 Who said, ‘When France sneezes rest of the Europe catches cold’? 

2 Who had hosted the meeting of representatives of European powers at Vienna in 1815?

3 What is the meaning of liberalism in early 19th century? 

4 Name the secret societies founded by Giuseppe Mazzini. 

5 What was the main aim of Treaty of Vienna? 

6 What was the Act of Union, 1707? 

7 What role did language play in developing nationalist sentiments in Europe? 

8 Explain the significance of portraying nations as female figures by the European artists of the 18th and 19th century.

9 How was the Habsburg Empire a patchwork of many different regions and peoples in Europe? Explain.

10 Mention any four factors of comparison of Cavour and Bismarck. 

11 “Equality before law did necessarily stand for universal suffrage in France after the revolution”. Explain with suitable examples.

12 How did the Balkan region become a source of nationalist tension in Europe after 1871?

13 Discuss the objectives of the Treaty of Vienna 1815. 

14 Mention any two economic obstacles that the liberal nationalists wanted to overcome? In what ways did the Zollverein customs union of 1834 try to overcome these shortcomings?

15 “Napoleon had destroyed democracy in France, but in the administrative field he had incorporated revolutionary principles”. Justify this statement.

16 “Socially and politically, a landed aristocracy was the dominant class in Europe in the 19th century’. Support the statement with suitable facts.

17 Describe the process of Unification of Britain. 

18 Describe the events which led to proclamation of Victor Emmanuel II as the king of unified Italy.

CHAPTER-3 –NATIONALISM IN INDIA

1 State one demand of peasants in Awadh. 

2 What resolution was passed in Congress Session of Lahore Dec. 1929? 

3 Who had designed the ‘Swaraj Flag’ by 1921? 

4 Why did Dr.Ambedkar and Gandhiji clash in the Second Round Table Conference?

5 By whom was the first image of ‘Bharat Matha’ painted? 

6 What was the meaning of Swaraj to plantation workers in Assam? What did they do when they do when they heard about the Non-Cooperation Movement?

7 Simon Commission was greeted with slogan,”Go back Simon” at the arrival in India. Support this reaction of Indians with arguments.

8 Why did the Non-Cooperation Movement gradually slow down in the cities? Explain.

9 “When the Civil Disobedience Movement started there was an atmosphere of suspicion and distrust between communities.” Why was it so? Explain.

11 How did the ‘First World War’ create a new economic and political situation in India? Explain with examples.

12 Why martial law was imposed in Punjab during the month of April in 1919? Explain its effects on Indian history.

13 What were the limitations of Civil Disobedience Movement? Explain 

14 How did cultural processes help in creating a sense of collective belongingness in India? Explain.

15 Explain any five reasons for the rich peasant communities being active in CDM. 

16 How did Non-Cooperation Movement spread to countryside? Explain. 

MAP QUESTIONS

1 Two items A and B are shown in the given political outline map of India. Identifythese items with the help of following information and write their correct names on the lines marked on the map:

(A) The place where movement started for indigo planter.

(B) The place where Congress session was held in 1927.

2 Two features (A) and (B) are marked in the given political outline map of India. Identify these features with the help of following information and write their correct names on the lines marked on the map:

(A) The place where Congress session was held in December 1920.

(B) The place where the ‘No Tax Campaign’ was held.

3 Locate and Label with appropriate symbols on the given political map of India.

1. Ahmadabad-cotton mill workers Satyagraha

2. Nagpur

4 Two items A and B are shown in the given political outline map of India. Identify these items with the help of following information and write their correct names on the lines marked on the map:

(A) The place related to the calling off the Non cooperation Movement.

(B) The place where the Civil Disobedience Movement was started.

5 Two items A and B are shown in the given political outline map of India. Identify these items with the help of following information and write their correct names
on the lines marked on the map:

(A) The place where peasants organized a Satyagraha.. The place where Congress session was held in September 1920.

CHAPTER-6 WORK, LIFE AND LEISURE

1 Who were the Philanthropist? 

2 What was the tradition of ‘London Season’? 

3 Who was Charles Booth and what was he known for? 

4 Explain how the underground railway was able to solve transport problems as well as housing crisis in London in nineteenth century?

5 Explain the two main factors responsible for the change in working conditions of women in London between the nineteenth and twentieth century.

6 Why is Mumbai known as the city of dreams? Give three reasons. 

7 Explain in brief the history of land reclamation in Mumbai. 

8 Describe any five steps taken to clean up London in the 19th century. 

9 ‘A large city population was thus a threat and an opportunity’. How? Explain with examples.

10 State the history of air pollution in Calcutta during the 19th century. 

11 Crime became an object of widespread concern in London. Comment and state what steps were taken to control it?

CHAPTER-7- PRINT CULTURE AND THE MODERN WORLD

1 Describe any five steps taken to clean up London in the 19th century. 

2 Who was Rokeya Hossien? What message did she convey through her writings? 

3 Name the news paper started by Bal Gangadhar Tilak in India the 19th century. 

4 “The imperial state in China was for a long time the major producer of printed material”. Examine the statement.

5 In which three ways were the first printed books closely resembled the written manuscripts?

6 How did new forms of popular literature appear in print targeting new audience in the eighteenth century? Explain with examples.

7 “From the late 19th century, issues of caste discrimination began to be written about in many printed tracts and essays”. Support the statement by giving examples.

8 What led the colonial government to pass the Vernacular Press Act in 1878? How did it affect the Vernacular newspapers?

9 Explain the impact of Print Culture on the religious reforms in India during nineteenth century.

10 How did the ideas of nationalism develop through a movement to revive Indian folklore? Explain.

11 Who was Louise-Sebastien Mercier? What was his opinion on the printing press? Explain three reasons why it is believed that print culture created the conditions within which the French revolution occurred

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