CBSE Class 10 History VBQs

CLASS-X HISTORY

Nationalism in Europe

Contextual Question:

Question. What is a nation state? What are its main features? 

Value based Question:

1) What values would the people have to exhibit for their states to become Nation states? 

Answer:

1) State having common and contiguous territory

2) Inhabitants having common bonds

3) Sharing common language, race and religion.

Value based

1) Patriotism

2) Perseverance

3) Courage

4) Respect for fellow beings

5) Team work and co-operation

Contextual Question:

2) How did the French revolutionary ideas spread to other countries of Europe? 

Value based Question:

Question. What values are demonstrated by French revolutionaries in wanting to spread their ideas to other countries? 

Answer:

2) The French revolutionaries believed that it was the mission and destiny of the French nation to liberate the peoples of Europe from despotism, in other words help other peoples of Europe to become Nation states

Value based

1) Compassion

2) Individual identity

3) Equality

4) Freedom

5) Empathy

6) Humanness

7) Care for others

Contextual

3) Guiseppe Garibaldi was a patriot soldier who contributed to the final unification of Italy 

A) list out his contribution toward the unification of Italy.

Value based

Question. What values is highlighted from his contribution towards the unification of Italy? 

Answer:

1) In 1860 Garibaldi marched into South Italy and the kingdom of two Sicllies and succeeded in winning the support of local peasants to drive out Spanish rulers.

2) In 1870 during war with Prussia French troops withdrew and finally Papal states joined to Italy.

Value based

1) Patriotism

2) Nationalism

3) Desire to be united

4) Empathy

5) Selflessness

6) Determination

7) Love for the nation.

Contextual

Question. Explain the theme of Federic Sorrieu’s painting ? 

Answer: It is a series of four prints visualising his dream of a world made up of ‘’Democratic and Social Republic”.

Value based

Question. What values are depicted through Federic Sorrieu’s painting ? 

Answer:

1) Liberty

2) Equality

3) Sense of oneness

4) Fraternity among nations of the world

5) Freedom.

6) Concept of a world nation

7) Removal of Geographical boundaries

Contextual

Question. Explain the ideology of liberalism as envisaged in the early 19th century Europe? 

Answer: 1 .The idea of Liberalism stands for Freedom of individual equality of all before law.

2. Politically it refers to representative government.

3. Economically it stands for the freedom of markets.

Value based:

Question. What values are demonstrated through liberal nationalism in early 19th century Europe? 

Answer:

1) Equality

2) Freedom

3) Government by consent

4) Respect for fellow countrymen

5) Respect for laws

6) Concern for economic growth

7) Participation as a citizen.

Contextual

Question. How did Italian unification come about? 

Answer: Unification of Italy is the result of dedication, contribution and efforts of Guiseeppe Mazzini, Chief Minister Cavour and Guisseppe Garibaldi.

Value based:

Question. What values would have contributed towards final unification of Italy ? 2marks

Answer:

1) Diplomacy

2) Patriotism

3) Determination

4) Sustained efforts

5) Compassion

6) Dedication

Contextual

Question. List out the attributes of Veit’s Germania?

Answer: 1) Broken chains

2) Breastplate with eagle

3) Crown of oak leaves

4) Sword

5) Olive branch around the sword

6) Black, red and golden tricolour

7) Rays of rising sun.

Value based:

Question. Interpret the values/symbolic meaning of the items listed . 2marks

Answer:

1) Freedom

2) Strength

3) Heroism

4) Willingness to make peace

5) Unity

Contextual

Question. Who were Marianne and Germania ?

Answer:  Marianne was the allegory of France where as Germania was the allegory of the German Nation.

Value based:

Question. What values are underlined in the representation of Marianne and Germania? 

Answer:

1) Unity

2) Liberty

3) Heroism

4) Idea of a people nation 

5) Republic.

HISTORY CLASS 10

NATIONALISM IN INDIA

Contextual

1)”The British government in India has not only deprived the Indian people of their freedom, but has based itself on exploitation of the masses and has ruined India economically, politically, culturally and spiritually “

Question. What things were the Indian people deprived of by the British?

Answer: The Indians not only lost their political freedom but also economically exploited and culturally they adopted Western education and Western language which did not promote Vernacular languages.

Value based:

Question. What values do you acquire from the above passage?

Answer:

1) Resistance

2) Patriotism

Contextual

2) Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutta threw a bomb in the Legislative Assembly. Bhagat Singh was 23 when he was tried and executed by the colonial government. During his trial, Bhagat Singh states that he did not wish to glorify the cult of bomb and pistol, but wanted a revolution in the society.

Question. What did Bhagat Singh mean by Revolution in the society ? 3marks

Answer: Bhagat Singh felt there should be stir among the people to fight for the Independance of a country even though he did not believe in the cult of bomb or violence.

Value based:

Question. What values do you inculcate from the above paragraph? 

Answer:

1) Patriotism

2) Sacrifice

3) Non-violence

4) Dedication 

5) Fight for Injustice

Contextual

Question. What was the idea of Satyagraha as envisaged by Gandhiji? 

Answer: It was a non-violent method of mass agitation against the oppressor. It emphasized the power of truth and the need to search for truth.

Value based:

Question. What values were highlighted during this movement?

Answer: 1) Passive resistance

2) Truth

3) No ill will

4) Patience

5) Tolerance

6) Unity.

Contextual

Question. Why was salt chosen as a weapon by Gandhiji to fight against the British? 

Answer: 1) Salt was consumed by the rich as well as poor and it was one of the most essential item of food.

2) Tax on salt revealed most oppressive face of British rule.

3) Salt was chosen to give the movement a wide base.

Value based:

Question. What values are hidden in Gandhiji’s Dandi march? 

Answer:

1) Unity is strength

2) Sacrifice

3) Cooperation and teamwork

4) Selflessness

5) Patriotism

6) Courage.

Contextual

Question. How did the people in the cities take part in Non-Cooperation Movement? 

Answer: 1) Boycott of school and colleges

2) Resignations from offices and Law courts

3) Bornfires of Foreign cloth

4) Picketing of shops selling foreign goods.

Value based:

Question. Which values have been highlighted during this movement? 

Answer: 1) Cooperation and teamwork

2) Patriotism

3) Courage

4) Respect for National goods and Institutions.

Contextual

Question. ”Ideas of nationalism also developed through a movement to revive in the folklore”.Elaborate. 

Answer: 1)Started recording folktales sung by bards, toured villages.

2) Gave true picture of traditional culture.

3) Presentation of national identity and restore a sense of pride of one’s past.

Value based:

Question. Express the values imbibed by the revival of Indian folklore. 

Answer:

1) National identity

2) Pride of one’s past.

3) Upholding traditional culture.

4) Doing away with corruption.

Contextual

Question. How have icons and symbols of India developed a sense of common belonging?

Answer: 1) During the Swadeshi movement in Bengal the Tricolour was designed.

2) It had 8 lotuses symbolising 8 provinces of British India and a crescent moon representing Hindus and Muslims.

3) Tricolour with a spinning wheel in the centre.

Value based:

Question. What values do these symbols and icons inculcate among the population of the country? 2marks

Answer:

1) Unity

2) Inspiration

3) National intergration

4) Ideals of self help.

Contextual

Question. What role did Gandhiji play in uplifting the dalits? 

Answer: 1) He called them “Harijans” or the children or the children of god and organises Stayagraha to secure them entry into temples and access to public wells, tanks, roads and schools.

2) He himself cleaned the toilets to dignify the work of bhangi and persuaded upper caste to change their hearts and give up the sin of untouchability .

Value based:

Question. Explain the values promoted by Gandhiji. 

Answer:

1) Compassion

2) Equality

3) Develop love and concern for everyone

4) Generate dignity of labour

5) Respect for unity diversity

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