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CBSE Class 10 History
PYQ Power Test — 80 Marks

A challenging, board-aligned practice examination paper based on 5-year PYQ analysis covering The Rise of Nationalism in Europe and Nationalism in India. Includes competency MCQs, 5-mark comparative analyses, source passages, and map work.

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Total Marks80 / 80 Marks
Time Allowed3 Hours (180 Mins)
Total Questions37 Questions (6 Sec)
Format & AccessPrintable A4 PDF
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Section-wise Mark Breakdown

Section A: Objective & MCQs (Q1–Q20)20 Questions × 1 Mark
20 Marks
Section B: Very Short Answer (Q21–Q24)4 Questions × 2 Marks
8 Marks
Section C: Short Answer (Q25–Q29)5 Questions × 3 Marks
15 Marks
Section D: Long Answer (Q30–Q33)4 Questions × 5 Marks
20 Marks
Section E: Case/Source Passages (Q34–Q36)3 Passages × 4 Marks
12 Marks
Section F: History Map Work (Q37)37a (3M) + 37b (2M)
5 Marks
Exact Arithmetic Calculation Verification:20 + 8 + 15 + 20 + 12 + 5 = 80 MARKS

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EDUVISTA CBSE-style 80-Mark Practice Test
Time: 3 HoursMax Marks: 80

Class 10 CBSE History: 80-Mark Practice Paper

Focused practice on: 1. The Rise of Nationalism in Europe and 2. Nationalism in India. Includes assertion-reasoning, source analysis and map-work practice. This is an EDUVISTA practice paper, not an official CBSE board paper.

✓ Sec A: 20 MCQs (20M)✓ Sec B: 4 VSAs (8M)✓ Sec C: 5 SAs (15M)✓ Sec D: 4 LAs (20M)✓ Sec E: 3 Sources (12M)✓ Sec F: Map Work (5M)
Total: 80 / 80 Marks

Section A: Objective & MCQs (20 Questions × 1 Mark = 20 Marks)

Questions 1 to 20
Q1. 🟢 [Practice Concept] (1 Mark)

Which of the following correctly matches the economic necessity of German states with the formation of the Zollverein in 1834?

(a) To enforce military conscription across Prussia
(b) To create a national economic network that bound regional interests together
(c) To restore absolute monarchies dismantled by Napoleon
(d) To establish tariff barriers against non-German countries
Q2. 🔴 [Newly Engineered Competency] (1 Mark)

Consider the following statements regarding the Civil Code of 1804 (Napoleonic Code) and identify the INCORRECT statement:

(a) Abolished feudal system and serfdom
(b) Standardized weights and measures
(c) Granted political equality and universal adult suffrage across all annexed territories
(d) Removed guild restrictions in towns
Q12. 🟢 [Practice Concept] (1 Mark)

Why did Mahatma Gandhi select Salt as the central symbol of mass resistance for the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930?

(a) Manufactured exclusively by rich industrialists
(b) Consumed by both rich and poor; tax revealed oppressive British rule
(c) British government banned export of Indian sea salt
(d) Salt required European technology unavailable to Indians

Section B: Very Short Answer (4 Questions × 2 Marks = 8 Marks)

Questions 21 to 24
Q21. 🟢 [Practice Concept] (2 Marks)

Explain the dual objective of the Zollverein formed in 1834 at the initiative of Prussia.

Section D: Long Answer Questions (4 Questions × 5 Marks = 20 Marks)

Questions 30 to 33
Q32. 🟢 [Practice Concept] (5 Marks)

Compare and contrast the Non-Cooperation Movement (1920–1922) and the Civil Disobedience Movement (1930–1934) across objectives, mass action, business participation, and reasons for withdrawal.

Section F: History Map Work (1 Question × 5 Marks = 5 Marks)

Question 37
Q37. 🟢 [Map-work Practice] (5 Marks)

37a. Identification (3 Marks):

  • A. Indigo Plantation Satyagraha: Champaran (Bihar)
  • B. INC Session Dec 1920: Nagpur (Maharashtra)
  • C. Salt Law Breaking Location: Dandi (Gujarat)

37b. Location & Labeling (2 Marks):

  • (i) Jallianwala Bagh Incident: Amritsar (Punjab)
  • (ii) Cotton Mill Workers Satyagraha (1918): Ahmedabad (Gujarat)

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