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Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

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

Q1. [1] straightforward exam-ready
Rinderpest, the cattle plague that devastated Africa in the late 1880s, was carried by infected cattle imported from which region?
  1. A South America
  2. B Eastern Europe
  3. C British Asia
  4. D North Africa
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-26 14:57 · grounding rag
Model Answer

Answer: C — British Asia

Rinderpest was carried by infected cattle imported from British Asia to feed Italian soldiers invading Eritrea in East Africa in the late 1880s.

Explanation

The passage explicitly states: "It was carried by infected cattle imported from British Asia to feed the Italian soldiers invading Eritrea." Students must read the source carefully; options like North Africa or South America are distractors. Quote or closely paraphrase the textbook for full credit.

Source: Chapter 3, Section 2.4 — Rinderpest, or the Cattle Plague

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