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'Democracy can… (Class 10 Social Science 2023, Q32b)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 32/1/1 · 5 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2023: question 32(b)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/1/1, section D, question 32(b), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q32(b) · 5 marks · Long answerOutcomes of Democracy

'Democracy can address all socio-economic and political problems.' Support the statement with arguments.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 32/1/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Think of citizens' role in decisions.

Hint 2

What does equal vote mean?

Hint 3

Which problems does democracy try to address?

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. Democracy lets citizens take part in decision-making and provides political stability, accountability and transparency.

    1 mark

  2. It rests on deliberation and discussion, with regular free and fair elections and open public debate on policies and laws.

    1 mark

  3. The Right to Information lets citizens know about government functioning.

    1 mark

  4. Democracy is based on political equality; every individual has an equal vote and the government represents both majority and minority views.

    1 mark

  5. It strengthens the claims of the disadvantaged, accommodates social differences, and tries to tackle poverty, inequality, corruption and discrimination.

    1 mark

Answer: Democracy offers participation, equality, transparency and means to address social and economic problems.

Where the marks are

  • Participation, accountability (1 mark)
  • Deliberation, elections, debate (1 mark)
  • Right to Information (1 mark)
  • Political equality, representation (1 mark)
  • Disadvantaged, social differences, social problems (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Outcomes of Democracy, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2023 board paper, set 32/1/1: every question, by section.

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