Social Science (087) — CBSE Class 10 board question

Two economic impacts of the First World War on India:

1. Industrial growth (war boom): India's industries developed during the war years as Britain was preoccupied with fighting, leading to increased demand and production.

1. Difficult post-war recovery: After the war, Britain found it difficult to recapture its dominant position in the Indian market, signalling a shift in India's economic relations.

Source: The Making of a Global World, Chapter 3, Section 3.2

• The question is worth 2 marks, so two distinct points are needed — one per mark.
• The source passages focus more on Britain's post-war crisis; for India specifically, the examiner expects reference to industrial development during the war and Britain losing dominance in the Indian market.
• Avoid writing about the Great Depression here — that is a separate event.
• Keep each point crisp; one sentence per point is sufficient.