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Social Science (087) — CBSE Class 10 board question

Q1. [1] § 2.1 A World Economy Takes Shape § 2.3 Late nineteenth-century Colonialism
⚠ The Making of a Global World › 2.1 A World Economy Takes Shape — Internal project only — not in the Board exam (per CBSE 2026-27 curriculum) Only sub-topics 1–1.3 (The Pre-modern World) are in the Board exam; sub-topics 2–4.4 are the internally-assessed interdisciplinary project. [source: Course Structure — History, Chapter III (Subtopics 1 to 1.3 evaluated in Board)]
⚠ The Making of a Global World › 2.3 Late nineteenth-century Colonialism — Internal project only — not in the Board exam (per CBSE 2026-27 curriculum) Only sub-topics 1–1.3 (The Pre-modern World) are in the Board exam; sub-topics 2–4.4 are the internally-assessed interdisciplinary project. [source: Course Structure — History, Chapter III (Subtopics 1 to 1.3 evaluated in Board)]
In the early years of the 19th century the production of which of the following food items brought about a fundamental change in the lives of poor people in Europe ?
  1. (A) Tomato
  2. (B) Potato
  3. (C) Soya
  4. (D) Groundnut
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Model Answer

(B) Potato

In the early 19th century, the production of potato brought a fundamental change in the lives of poor people in Europe.

Explanation

The passage from Chapter 3 mentions that the poor in Europe earlier survived on a monotonous diet of bread and potatoes. This implies potato was the key staple food that had already transformed poor people's diets and lives in the early 19th century. The examiner expects a direct one-word/one-line answer. No explanation is needed for a 1-mark MCQ.

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