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Social Science · 2026 · 5 marks
CBSE 2026 · Region 2 · Set 1 · Q8
"Women played an important role during the Civil Disobedience Movement." Support the statement with appropriate arguments."The revival of Indian folklore strengthened nationalism in India." Support the statement with appropriate arguments.
"Women played an important role during the Civil Disobedience Movement." Support the statement with appropriate arguments.
"The revival of Indian folklore strengthened nationalism in India." Support the statement with appropriate arguments.
Marking-scheme solution
(i) During Gandhiji’s Salt March, thousands of women came out of their homes.
(ii) They participated in protest marches.
(iii) They manufactured salt.
(iv) They boycotted foreign cloth.
(v) They picketed liquor shops.
(vi) Many women went to jail.
(vii) They began to see service to the nation as a sacred duty of women.
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(b) “The revival of Indian folklore strengthened nationalism in India.” Support the statement with appropriate arguments.
(i) The revival of Indian folklore was important to resist British cultural domination and assert the uniqueness of Indian tradition.
(ii) Folklore played an important part in the making of nationalism.
(iii) Nationalists began recording folk tales sung by bards.
(iv) They toured villages to gather folk song and legends.
(v) They believed these tales gave a true picture of traditional culture.
(vi) It was essential to preserve this folk tradition in order to discover one’s national identity.
(vii) It helped to restore a sense of pride in one’s past.
(viii) Rabindranath Tagore led the movement of folk revival in Bengal.
(ix) He collected ballads, nursery rhymes and myths emphasising the importance of local culture in building national identity.
(x) In Madras, Natesa Sastri published a four - volume collection of Tamil folk tales, “The Folklore of Southern India.”
(xi) The folklore is considered national literature.
(xii) It is the most trustworthy manifestation of people’s real thoughts and characteristics.
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