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Analyse the… (Class 10 Social Science SQP 2023-24, Q32A)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2023-24 · 5 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science sample paper 2023-24: question 32(A)

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2023-24, section D, question 32(A), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q32(A) · 5 marks · Long answerPolitical Parties

Analyse the role of a multiparty system in a democratic country like India.

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2023-24.

Hints

Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.

Hint 1

Think about why a diverse country needs more than one or two parties.

Hint 2

What choices do voters have in a multiparty system?

Hint 3

What stops a single party from holding all power?

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. In a large, diverse country like India, a multiparty system represents the varied interests, regions and communities of its citizens.

    1 mark

  2. It creates a competitive political environment in which parties with different ideologies and agendas compete for the voters' support.

    1 mark

  3. Competition gives voters a choice among several parties and candidates.

    1 mark

  4. Multiple parties check any one party from becoming too powerful, so power is not concentrated in a single party.

    1 mark

  5. Different parties represent different sections of society, giving the vast diversity political representation; this is why India adopted the system.

    1 mark

Answer: A multiparty system gives representation to diverse interests, choice to voters, competition and a check on concentration of power.

Where the marks are

  • Represents diverse interests (1 mark)
  • Competitive political environment (1 mark)
  • Voter choice (1 mark)
  • Check on dominance of one party (1 mark)
  • Representation of different sections and suitability to India's diversity (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Political Parties (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Political Parties, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paperSample paper 2023-24: every question, by section.

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