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Analyse the conditions… (Class 10 Social Science 2023, Q32a)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 32/2/1 · 5 marks · Long answer

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

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/2/1, 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 answerOutcomes of Democracy

Analyse the conditions under which democracies accommodate social diversities.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 32/2/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

How do democracies settle differences without violence?

Hint 2

What must the majority do?

Hint 3

Think of Belgium.

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 develops a mechanism to negotiate differences, so social diversity leads to peaceful and harmonious life among citizens.

    1 mark

  2. The majority must work with the minority so that governments represent everyone. Majority rule should never mean rule by one community.

    1 mark

  3. Democracy provides a procedure for peaceful competition among groups, so differences do not become violent.

    1 mark

  4. It strengthens the claims of disadvantaged groups and ensures the equal treatment of women.

    1 mark

  5. Democracies like Belgium have successfully negotiated ethnic differences, showing the ability to handle social divisions and conflicts.

    1 mark

Answer: Democracy accommodates diversity when it negotiates differences, majority works with minority, competition is peaceful and disadvantaged groups are heard.

Where the marks are

  • Mechanism to negotiate differences (1 mark)
  • Majority works with minority (1 mark)
  • Procedure for peaceful competition (1 mark)
  • Claims of disadvantaged and women (1 mark)
  • Handling social divisions with an example (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 32/2/1: every question, by section.

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