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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 32/2/1 · 4 marks · Case-based

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2023: question 36

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/2/1, section E, question 36, for 4 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q36 · 4 marks · Case-basedCompetency-basedPolitical Parties

Read the given source and answer the questions that follow: The rise of political parties is directly linked to the emergence of representative democracies. As we have seen, large societies need representative democracy. As societies became large and complex, they also needed some agency to gather different views on various issues and to present these to the government. They needed some ways, to bring various representatives together so that a responsible government could be formed. They needed a mechanism to support or restrain the government, make policies, justify or oppose them. Political parties fulfil these needs that every representative government has. We can say that parties are a necessary condition for a democracy.

  1. (36.1)

    Explain the meaning of a 'political party'.

    1 mark
  2. (36.2)

    'The rise of political parties is directly linked to the emergence of representative democracies.' Support this statement.

    1 mark
  3. (36.3)

    Why are political parties a necessary condition for a democracy? Explain.

    2 marks

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

A party contests elections to gain power.

Hint 2

Ask why large societies cannot practise direct democracy.

Hint 3

Use the passage lines on bringing representatives together and supporting or restraining the government.

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. (36.1) A political party is a group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in government.

    1 mark

  2. (36.2) Large societies need representative democracy. Parties give a platform to elect representatives, who then form the government, so parties rose along with representative democracy.

    1 mark

  3. (36.3) Parties bring various representatives together so that a responsible government can be formed.

    1 mark

  4. (36.3) They act as a mechanism to support or restrain the government and to make, justify or oppose policies. Parties thus fulfil needs that every representative government has.

    1 mark

Answer: (36.1) A group that contests elections to hold power. (36.2) Large societies need representative democracy, and parties provide the representatives. (36.3) Parties form responsible governments and support or restrain them.

Where the marks are

  • Meaning of a political party (1 mark)
  • Link of parties with representative democracy (1 mark)
  • Parties bring representatives together to form a responsible government (1 mark)
  • Parties support or restrain the government and shape policies (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Political Parties, 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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