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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
Before 1798, the East India Company's censorship measures were directed not against Indian writers but against Englishmen in India who criticised Company rule. What was the Company's primary reason for wanting to suppress such criticism?
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-26 15:05 · grounding rag
Model Answer

The Company feared that such criticism might be used by its opponents in England to attack its trade monopoly in India.

Source: Print and Censorship, chapter 5

Explanation

The passage directly states this reason. One line is sufficient for 1 mark. Quote or closely paraphrase the source — do not add extra points.

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