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AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.

Q1. [1] straightforward thorough-understanding
Ernst Renan argued that a nation is not formed by a common language, race, religion, or territory. According to him, what actually binds people into a nation?
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-26 13:36 · grounding rag
Model Answer

According to Ernst Renan, a nation is bound together by shared glories and sacrifices in the past, a common will in the present, and the daily collective desire to live together — a "daily plebiscite."

Source: Chapter 1, Nationalism in Europe, Section on Renan's idea of the nation.

Explanation

The examiner expects you to identify Renan's core idea: it is shared memory (past glories/sacrifices) and a present collective will (daily plebiscite) that forms a nation — not race, language, or religion. Use the phrase "daily plebiscite" if possible; it shows you've read the source carefully and earns the mark.

Previous-year CBSE Grade 10 board exam questions, organised by subject and chapter, each with a model answer — free to read and print.