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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] medium thorough-understanding
[mcq] Lending libraries became widespread in nineteenth-century England during a period when books were expensive. Which of the following best explains their most significant social impact? (A) They allowed wealthy readers to avoid purchasing books outright (B) They enabled artisans and lower-middle-class workers to access books they could not afford to buy (C) They helped publishers control the circulation of radical literature (D) They replaced the role of the Church in promoting literacy among the poor
  1. A They provided workers with official government documents and legal tracts free of charge.
  2. B They gave access to books and knowledge to people who could not afford to buy them, enabling self-improvement outside working hours.
  3. C They replaced formal schooling for children of the working class.
  4. D They were set up by the government to spread nationalist ideas among the working population.
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-26 15:03 · grounding rag
Model Answer

(B) They gave access to books and knowledge to people who could not afford to buy them, enabling self-improvement outside working hours.

Explanation

The passage states that print reduced the cost of books and helped reach "wider sections of people," including workers and artisans. Lending libraries extended this access further to those who still could not afford to buy books. Options A, C, and D are not supported by the source passages.

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