CBSE Sample Paper as per CCE new syllabus (Summative Assessment - I, Term 1) | Class X Social Science (Guess Paper - 2)

Class 10 Social Science (CBSE - CCE pattern)

(Sample Paper / Guess Paper - 2)

Summative Assessment - I (Term I)

Time: 3hours           

M.M.: 80

Instructions

1. The question paper has 36 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.

2. Marks are indicated against each question.

3. This question paper consist of two parts i.e. Part I and Part II. Part I of the question paper contains Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) from serial Number 1 to 16 of 1 mark each. These sixteen questions of Part I are to be answered on a separate sheet provided. This part has to be completed in first 30 minutes only and the answer sheet must be handed over to the invigilator before starting Part II.

4. In Part II, there are twenty questions from serial no. 17 to 36 which are to be attempted in 2 hours and 30 minutes. This part should be attempted the stipulated only after time given for Part I.

5. Questions from serial number 17 to 31 are 3 marks questions. Answer of these questions should not exceed 80 words each

6. Questions from serial number 32 to 35 are 4 marks questions. Answer of these questions should not exceed 100 words each

7. Question number 36 is a map question of 4 marks from Geography only. After completion, attach the map inside your answer book.

8. An additional 15 minutes time has been allotted to read this question paper only.

Part - I

1. By the 1890’s South Africa contributed over 20% of the world:

 (a) Iron production (b) Copper production

 (c) Silver production (d) Gold production                    

OR

   The company appointed him as a paid servant to supervise weavers. He was called:

 (a) Officer (b) Tehsildar  (c) Gomastha (d) None of these

OR

   Workers mass housing schemes were planned to prevent the London poor from turning:

 (a) Poorer (b) Richer (c) Rebellious (d) None of these

2. In which year Rinderpest arrived in Africa ?

 (a) 1880’s (b) 1890’s (c) 1870’s (d) 1990’s

OR

   These two writers were associated with Hindi cinema during that time:

 (a) Ismat Singh and Saadat Hassan Khan (b) Ismat Chughtai and Saadat Hassan Pathan

 (c) Ismat Chughtai and Saadat Hassan Manto (d) None of these.

OR

  Mahatma Gandhi launched Civil Disobedience Movement in :

 (a) 1931 (b) 1951 (c) 1941 (d) 1961

3. Amar Jiban was the autobiography of :

 (a) Rashsundari Devi (b) Kalpana Devi

 (c) Mahasundari Devi (d) None of these

OR

  Pickwick papers was written by:

 (a) Henry Fielding (b) Walter Scott (c) Charles Dickens (d) Emile Scott

4. This was the first printed book -

 (a) Bible (b) Mahabharata (c) Ramayana (d) All of these.

OR

Leo Tolstoy wrote extremely on –

 (a) Modern life and community (b) Rural life and community

 (c) Urban life and community (d) None o these

5. Resources which are found in a region but have not been utilized are called -

 (a) Developed resources (b) Stock (c) Internal Resources (d) Potential resources

6. These two factors are majorly responsible for depletion of forest resources –

(a) Mining and Fuel-wood collection (b) Mining and Grazing

(c) Foods and Grazing (d) Grazing and Fuel wood collection

7. This was the largest artificial lake built in 11^th century:

 (a) Kalinga lake (b) Kolhapur lake (c) Bennur lake (d) Bhopal lake

8. ‘Seri culture’ is the process of rearing of silk worms for the production of :

 (a) Silk fiber (b) Golden fiber (c) Silver fiber (d) White fiber

9. ‘Community Government’ exists in –

 (a) Germany (b) Srilanka (c) USA (d) Belgium

10. Power is shared among different political parties that represent –

 (a) Different candidates (b) Same ideologies

 (c) Different ideologies and social groups (d) None of these.

11. At least 1/3^rd of all positions are reserved for –

 (a) men (b) women (c) children (d) scheduled castes

12. ‘Feminist Movement’ was based on –

 (a) liberty (b) equality (c) participation (d) power

13. This state has a low Infant Mortality rate –

 (a) Kerala (b) Bihar (c) West Bengal (d) Himachal Pradesh

14. Life expectancy at birth means –

 (a) average expected length of life of a person at the time of birth

 (b) average expected length of life of a person at the time of death

 (c) average expected length of a child at the time of birth

 (d) None of these

15. Tertiary sector is also called the following sector -

 (a) Industrial sector (b) Factory sector

 (c) Service sector (d) Working sector

16. Sahara Airlines and BSES are examples of -

 (a) public sector (b) private sector (c) mixed sector (d) all of the above.

Part - II

17. What is referred to as G - 77 countries? How can G - 77 be seen as reaction to the activities of Bretton Woods twins.

OR

  Why did poor peasants and artisans begin to work for merchants?

OR

  Give any three reasons to explain, why Mumbai was known as a city of dreams?

18. Discuss the salient features of Indian Manuscripts before the age of Print.

     Explain any three reasons for the popularity of novels in the 18th century Europe.

19. Print did not only stimulate the publications of conflicting opinions among different communities but also connected them in 19th century India. Comment.

OR

     In what ways did the novels in colonial India prove useful for the nationalists?

20. What were the distinct effects of print culture on the life of women? Explain.

OR

    ‘Novels helped in creating a sense of social awareness in India’. Comment.

21. “India’s vast and diverse size is the most important resource”. Comment.

22. Account for the factors responsible for large scale deforestation in India. (Any three).

23. What is rain harvesting? What are its objectives?

24. State the main elements of Power Sharing model evolved in Belgium.

25. Discuss three factors that determine the outcomes of politics of social divisions.

26. Explain the cross cutting differences with suitable examples.

27. What are Minority Rights? How are they important in a Democratic State?   

28. In State A, 75% of the people living in the rural area use a ration shop, whereas in State B only 8% of the rural people do so. Where should people be better off and why?

29. Study the table and answer the questions below:

Table : Per capita income of select states.

State	Per Capita Income for 2002-03   (in Rs)
Punjab	26000
Kerala	22800
Bihar	5700

  (i) Which state has the highest per capita income in an year?

 (ii) Which state has the lowest per capita income in an year?

(iii) Which state is better one and why?

30. How is tertiary sector different from other sectors? Give examples.

31. Give a few examples of public sector activities and explain why the government has taken them up?

32. How did the abolition of Corn Laws in Britain led to the emergence of a global agricultural economy?

OR

    ‘Industrialization in India was a mixed blessing’. Comment.

OR

    Compare London and Bombay as modern cities.

33. What is Bio-technology? What are its merits for Indian agriculture?

34. Describe the center-state relations in Indian Federalism.

35.What does the history of developed countries indicate about the shifts that have taken place between different sectors?

36. On an outline map of India, mark the following –

 (a) Type of soil (b) A Bio Reserve (c) A multi-river project.

OR

 (a) Area rich in laterite soil (b) Kanheri National park (c) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

 Only for Blind students in lieu of Q.No.36

  (i) Name a National Park in Orissa.

 (ii) On which river is the Tehri Dam located?

(iii) Name a state where alluvial soil is found in North India.   

Understanding Economic Development, Chapter - 3, Money and Credit | Class 10 NCERT (CBSE) Solutions Social Science (Economics) | NCERT Answers for Textbook Exercise

Class 10, CBSE, Social Science Economics

Understanding Economic Development

Chapter 3, Money and Credit

NCERT Solutions for Exercise Questions

Q.1: In situations with high risks, credit might create further problems for the borrower. Explain.

Ans: Whether a credit would be useful or not, will depend on a number of factors like - risks involved, whether there is some support against a loss, terms of credit etc. It is a fact that in situations with high risks, credit might create further problems for the borrower. For example, credit taken by farmers for cultivation might create problems for the farmer at some times. Crop production involves high costs on inputs such as HYV seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, irrigation etc. Farmers generally take loans at the beginning of the season and repay the loan after harvest. But the failure of the crop makes loan repayment impossible. Then in order to repay the loan sometimes, they become bound to sell part of their land. So, their situations become worse than before. The incidences of farmers’ suicides especially in Maharashtra are the burning examples of this situation.

Thus, whether a credit would be useful or not, depends on the various risks involved in the situation.          

Q.2: How does money solve the problem of double coincidence of wants? Explain with example of your own.

Ans: In a barter system where goods are directly exchanged without the use of money, double coincidence of wants is an essential feature. By serving as a medium of exchanges, money removes the need for double coincidence of wants and the difficulties associated with the barter system. For example, it is no longer necessary for the farmer to look for a book publisher who will buy his cereals at the same time sell him books. All he has to do is find a buyer for his cereals. If he has exchanged his cereals for money, he can purchase any goods or service which he needs. This is because money acts as a medium of exchange.        

Q.3: How do banks mediate between those who have surplus money and those who need money?

Ans: We know that banks accept the deposits from the people who have surplus money and also pay an interest on the deposits.

But banks keep only a small portion (15 per cent in India) of their deposits as cash with themselves. This is kept as provision to pay the depositors who might come to withdraw money from their accounts in the bank on any day. They use the major portion of the deposits to extend loans to those who need money. In this way banks mediate between those who have surplus money and those who need money.

Q.4: Look at a 10 rupee note. What is written on top? Can you explain this statement?

Ans: “Reserve Bank of India” and “Guaranteed by the Government” are written on top.

In India, Reserve Bank of India issues currency notes on behalf of the central government. The statement means that the currency is authorized or guaranteed by the Central Government. That is, Indian law legalizes the use of rupee as a medium of payment that can not be refused in setting transaction in India.    

Q.5: Why do we need to expand formal sources of credit in India?

Ans: We need to expand formal sources of credit in India for many reasons:

1. Compared to formal lenders, most of the informal lenders charge much higher interest rates on loans like 3% to 5% per month i.e. 36% a year.

2. Besides the high interest rate, informal lenders impose various other tough conditions. For example, they make the farmers promise to sell the crop to him at a low price. There is no such condition in formal sector.

3. Informal lenders do not treat well with the borrowers. On the other hand, there is no such situation no such situation in the formal sector.

4. The Reserve Bank of India supervises the functioning of formal sources of loans. In contrast, there no organization which supervises the credit activities of lenders in the informal sector.

5. Loans taken by poor people from informal lenders sometimes, lead them to debt-trap because of high interest rate.

6. The formal sources of credit in India still meets only about half of the total credit needs of the rural people.

So, it is necessary that the formal sources of credit expand their lending especially in rural areas, so that the dependence on informal sources of credit reduces as this will also help in the development of the country.      

Q.6: What is the basic idea behind the SHGs for the poor? Explain in your own words.

Ans: The basic behind the SHGs is to provide a financial resource for the poor through organizing the rural poor especially women, into small Self Help Groups. They also provide timely loans at a responsible interest rate without collateral.

Thus, the main objectives of the SHGs are:

1. To organize rural poor especially women into small Self Help Groups.

2. To collect savings of their members.

3. To provide loans without collateral.

4. To provide timely loans for a variety of purposes.

5. To provide loans at responsible rate of interest and easy terms.

6. Provide platform to discuss and act on a variety of social issues such education, health, nutrition, domestic violence etc.     

Q.7: What are the reasons why the banks might not be willing to lend to certain borrowers?

Ans: The banks might not be willing to lend certain borrowers due to the following reasons:

(a) Banks require proper documents and collateral as security against loans. Some persons fail to meet these requirements.

(b) The borrowers who have not repaid previous loans, the banks might not be willing to lend them further.

(c) The banks might not be willing to lend those entrepreneurs who are going to invest in the business with high risks.

(d) One of the principle objectives of a bank is to earn more profits after meeting a number of expenses. For this purpose it has to adopt judicious loan and investment policies which ensure fair and stable return on the funds.        

Q.8: In what ways does the Reserve Bank of India supervise the functions of Banks? Why is this necessary?  

Ans: The Reserve Bank of India supervises the functions of banks in a number of ways:

1. The commercial banks are required to hold part of their cash reserves with their RBI. RBI ensures that the banks maintain a minimum cash balance out of the deposits they receive.

2. RBI observes that the banks give loans not just to profit making businesses and traders but also to small cultivators, small scale industries, small borrowers etc.

3. The commercial banks have to submit information to the RBI on how much they are lending, to whom, at what interest rate etc.

This is necessary to ensure equality in the economy of the country and protect especially small depositors, farmers, small scale industries, small borrowers etc. In this process RBI also acts as the lender of the last resort to the banks.        

Q.9: Analyze the role of credit for development.

Ans: Cheap and affordable credit plays a crucial role for the country’s development.

There is a huge demand for loans for various economic activities. The credit helps people to meet the ongoing expenses of production and thereby develop their business. Many people could then borrow for a variety of different needs. They could grow crops, do business, set up industries etc. In this way credit plays a vital role in the development of a country.     

Q.10: Manav needs a loan to set up a small business. On what basis will Manav decide whether to borrow from the bank or the moneylender? Discuss.  

Ans: Manav will decide whether to borrow from the bank or the money lender on the basis of the following terms of credit:

(a) rate of interest

(b) requirements availability of collateral and documentation required by banker.

(c) mode of repayment.

Depending on these factors and of course, easier terms of repayment, Manav has to decide whether he has to borrow from the bank or the moneylender.    

Q.11: In India about 80 per cent of farmers are small farmers, who need for cultivation.

(a) Why might banks be unwilling to lend to small farmers?

(b) What are the other sources from which the small farmers can borrow?

(c) Explain with an example how the terms of credit can be unfavorable for the small farmer.

(d) Suggest some ways by which small farmers can get cheap credit.

Ans:

(a) Bank loans require proper documents and collateral as security against loans. But most of the times the small farmers lack in providing such documents and collateral. Besides, at times they even fail to repay the loan in time because of the uncertainty of the crop. So, banks might be unwilling to lend to small farmers.

(b) Apart from bank, the small farmers can borrow from local money lenders, agricultural traders, big landlords, cooperatives, SHGs etc.

(c) The terms of credit can be unfavorable for the small farmer which can be explained by the following -

Ramu, a small farmer borrows from a local moneylender at a high rate of interest i.e. 3 per cent to grow rice.  But the crop is hit by drought and it fails. As a result Ramu has to sell a part of land to repay the loan. Now his condition becomes worse than before.

(d) The small farmers can get cheap credit from the different sources like – Banks, Agricultural Cooperatives, and SHGs.       

Q.12: Fill in the blanks:

       (i)        Majority of the credit needs of the ________________ households are met from informal sources.

      (ii)        __________ costs of borrowing increase the debt burden.

     (iii)        __________ issues currency notes on behalf of the Central Government.

    (iv)        __________ is an asset that the borrower owns and uses as a guarantee until the loan is repaid to the lender. 

Ans: (i) poor (ii) high (iii) RBI (iv) deposits (v) collateral

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India and the Contemporary World-II (The Age of Industrialisation)

Q.1: Explain the following:

(a)  Women workers in Britain attacked the Spinning Jenny.

(b) In the seventeenth century merchants from towns in Europe began employing peasants and artisans within the villages.

(c) The port of Surat declined by the end of eighteenth century.

(d) The East India Company appointed gomasthas to supervise weavers in India.

Ans: (a) Women workers in Britain attacked the Spinning Jenny because it could spin many spindles with one wheel. This increased productivity and led to decrease in employment of women for spinning. Angry women therefore, attacked the machine.   

(b) The trade and commerce guild controlled the market, raw materials, employees, and also production of goods in the towns. This created problems for merchants who wanted to increase production by employing more men. Therefore, they turned to peasants and artisans who lived in villages.

(c) By the end of 18th century the port of Surat declined mainly because of the growing power of the European Companies in India. These European Companies gradually gained power and started to control sea-trade in India. They secured a variety of concessions which they obtained from local courts and by gaining monopoly rights to trade. These companies did not want to use the old ports of Surat, Masulipatnam, and Hooghly etc. In stead they developed the port of Bombay.

(d) As the East India Company established political power in India, it wanted to further assert a monopoly right to cotton textile silk trade. The Company’s objective was to develop a system of management and direct control over the weavers so that it could eliminate competition over costs, and ensure regular supplies of cotton and silk goods. They did this through a series of steps. So, with this aim they appointed ‘gomasthas’ as their paid servants to supervise weavers, ensure timely supplies, examine the quality of cloth and also advanced loans to weavers.          

Q.2: Write True or False against each statement.

(a) At the end of 19th century, 80% of the total workforce in Europe was employed in the technologically advanced industrial sector.

(b) The international market for fine textiles was dominated by India till the 18th century.

(c) The American civil war resulted in the reduction of cotton exports from India.

(d) The introduction of fly shuttle enabled handloom workers to improve their productivity.  

Ans: (a) F (b) T (c) F (d) T

Q.3: Explain what is meant by proto-industrialisation.

Ans: ‘Proto’ means the first or early form of something. By proto-industrialisation historians refer to the period in which Europe and England produced goods for the international market, on a large scale, even before there were factories. Thus, proto-industrialisation is meant for the phase of industrialisation when handmade products were produced for the industrial market.

Q.4: Why did some industrialists in 19th century Europe prefer hand labour over machines?

Ans: Some industrialists in 19th century Europe prefer hand labour over machines due to the following reasons:

a. Machines were costly, ineffective, difficult to repair, and needed huge capital investments.

b. Labour was available at low wages at that period of time.

c. In seasonal industries only seasonal labour was required.

d. Market demands of variety of designs and colour and specific type could not be fulfilled by machine made clothes. Intricate designs and colours could be done by human-skills only.

e. In Victorian age, the aristocrats and other upper class people preferred articles made by hand only.      

Q.5: How did East India Company procure regular supplies of cotton and silk textiles from Indian weavers?

Ans: After establishing political power in India, the East India Company tried to acquire a monthly right to cotton textile and silk goods trade. It also started to procure regular supplies of these goods from Indian weavers. This could be achieved by tem after taking a series of steps. First, they established their management and a direct control over the weavers by appointing their paid servants called gomasthas. Gomasthas supervised weavers, examined the quality of goods and ensured regular supplies.

Second, the Company prevented weavers from dealing with their buyers by giving them ‘advances’ against purchase orders. Thus, the weavers after taking loans could not sell their cloth to any other trader and had to work under the Company’s gomasthas.        

Q.6: Why did industrial production in India increase during First World War?

Ans: India witnessed increased industrial production during the First World War due to following reasons:

(i) British industries became busy in producing and supplying war-needs. Hence, they stopped exporting British goods or clothes for colonial markets like that in India.

(ii) It was a good opportunity for Indian industries to fill in empty Indian markets with their products. It was done so. Therefore, industrial production in India increased.

(iii) Also the British colonial government asked Indian factories to supply the war needs like - jute bags, cloth or army uniforms, tents and leather boots, horse and mule saddle, etc.

(iv) The increased demands of variety of products led to the setting up of new factories and old ones increased their production.

(v) Many new workers were employed and everyone was made to work longer hours.

These were the various reasons responsible for the boom in the industrial production in India during the First World War.

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Class X India and the Contemporary World-II

Chapter 7, Print Culture and the Modern World

Q.1: Give reasons for the following:

(a) Woodblock print only came to Europe after 1295.

(b) Martin Luther was in favour of print and spoke out in praise of it.

(c) The Roman Catholic Church began keeping index of prohibited books from the mid 16th century.

(d) Gandhi said the fight for Swaraj is a fight for liberty of speech, liberty of press and freedom of association.  

Ans:

(a) China had Woodblock printing since around 6th century. It was in 1295, that the Italian explorer Marco Polo returned from his long stay in China, where the woodblock printing was popular. He brought this technique with him to Europe.

(b) Through the publications of his protestant ideas, Martin Luther challenged the orthodox practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church. He wrote 95 theses criticizing many of the practices of the Roman Catholic Church. Luther’s writings were immediately reproduced in vast numbers and read widely. This led to a division within the church and to the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. He also translated the New Testament of which 5000 copies were sold within a few days. These were impossible without the printing technology. Deeply grateful to the print, Luther said, “Printing is the ultimate gift of God and the greatest one.”

This is the reason why Luther was in favour of print and spoke out in praise of it.

(c) The Roman Catholic Church had to face many dissents from mid-16th century onwards. People had written many books that interpreted the God and the creation in their own ways or as they liked. Therefore, the church banned such books and kept the record of such banned books. It was called the Index of Prohibited Books.

(d) Gandhi considered that the liberty of speech, liberty of press and freedom of association were three most powerful vehicles of expressing and cultivating public opinion. Therefore, he said the fight for Swaraj was a fight for liberty of speech, press, and freedom for association.          

Q.2: Write short notes to show what you know about.

(a) The Gutenberg Press (b) Erasmus’s idea of printed book (c) The Vernacular Press Act

Ans:

(a) The Gutenberg Press : The first printing press was developed by Johan Gutenberg in 1430s. It was a developed form of the olive and wine presses. By 1448 Gutenberg perfected this system. The lead moulds were used for casting the metal types for the letters of alphabet. The first book he printed was Bible. He produced 180 copies of Bible in 3 years, which was much faster by standards of the time, at the time.

(b) Erasmus’s idea of printed book : Erasmus was the Latin scholar and a Catholic reformer. He criticized the printing of books. He thought that most of the books are stupid, ignorant, scandalous, raving, irreligious and seditious. According to him such books devaluate the valuable books.

(c) The Vernacular Press Act : Refer to the answer of Q. No.9 of our separate post Chapter 7 India and The Contemporary World - II, Print Culture and the Modern World | Class X, CBSE - NCERT History (Social Science) | CCE pattern Sample Questions.    

Q.3: What did the spread of print culture in 19th century India mean to -

(a) Women (b) The poor (c) Reformers.

Ans:

(a) The spread of print culture in 19th century India benefitted Indian women through learning and education. The liberal families supported the education of women to study or read as they believed education and reading would make the women corrupt. This led to the counter reaction, as most of the oppressed women began to study and read books and learnt writing in secrecy. Some literate women started to write books and their autobiographies. Rashasundari Devi, a young married girl wrote her autobiography “Amar Jiban” which was published in 1876. Overall, the print culture in 19th century India helped in spread of the feeling of self-reliance among Indian women.

(b) The poor people benefitted from the spread of print culture because of the availability of books at a low price. The readership among them increased due to the publication of low priced books. Public libraries were also set up from the early 19th century, expanding the access to the books where all people could gain knowledge. Encouraged and inspired by the social reformers, the people like factory workers too set up their libraries and some even wrote books. Kashibaba, a Kanpur mill worker wrote and published ‘Chote aur Bade Ka Sawal’.

(c) Indian reforms of 19th century utilized print culture as the most potent means of spreading their reformist ideas and highlight the unethical issues. They began publishing various vernacular and English and Hindi newspapers and books through which they could spread their opinions against widow immolation, child marriage, monotheism, Brahmanical priesthood and idolatry to the common people of the country. In this way the spread of print culture in the 19th century provided them a space for attacking religious orthodoxy and to spread modern social and political ideas to the people of different languages across the country.         

Q.4: Why did some people in 18th century Europe think that print culture would bring enlightenment and end despotism?

Ans: Many people in the 18th century Europe thought that the print culture has the power in it to bring enlightenment and end despotism. This would help in spreading of literacy and knowledge among all class of people. Social reformers like Louise, Sebastian Mercier, and Martin Luther felt that the print culture is the most powerful engine of progress and public opinion and hence, it would definitely bring enlightenment and an end to despotism.

Q.5: Why did some people fear the effect of easily available printed books? Choose one example from Europe and one from India.

Ans: Some people especially from upper class and powerful class feared the effect of easily available printed books. Their cause of fear was that due to the spread of literacy among the common people they may loose their position or authorities. Some people feared that this may lead to the spread of rebellions and irreligious thoughts. For example -

(1) In Europe, the Roman Catholic Church tried to curb the printed books through the Index of Prohibited Books.

(2) In India, the Vernacular Press Act imposed restrictions on Indian press and various local newspapers. Also, some religious leaders and some people from upper castes expressed their fear.     

Q.6: What were the effects of the spread of print culture for poor people in 19th century India?

Ans: Refer to the Answer of Q. No.3b above.

Q.7: Explain how print culture assisted the growth of nationalism in India?

Ans: The print culture immensely helped the growth in the growth of nationalism in India in the following ways -

(a) Through vernacular press, oppressive methods of colonial rule were reported.

(b) The misrule of government and its initiative on curbing the freedom of press spread the nationalist ideas that demanded freedom of press.

(c) Nationalist feelings and revolutionary ideas were secretly spread by the dailies like - The Amrit Bazar Patrika, The Indian Mirror, Kesri, The Hindu, Bombay Samachar etc. Through these newspapers national leaders always tried to mobilize public opinion of Indian masses and unite them for the cause of nationalism.  

(d) The print culture helped in educating the people who then started to be gradually influenced by the reformist and nationalist ideas of the various Indian leaders like Raja Ram Mohun Roy, Tilak, Subhas Bose and Gandhiji etc.       

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