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Explain any five… (Class 10 Social Science 2023, Q32b)

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

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

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/5/1, 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 answerPolitical Parties

Explain any five major functions of the political parties.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 32/5/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Think about what parties do before, during and after elections.

Hint 2

Remember the role of losing parties.

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. Parties contest elections by putting up candidates.

    1 mark

  2. They put forward different policies and programmes, and voters choose among them.

    1 mark

  3. Parties play a decisive role in making laws for the country.

    1 mark

  4. Parties form and run governments. Those who lose act as the opposition and criticise the government.

    1 mark

  5. They shape public opinion and give people access to government machinery and welfare schemes.

    1 mark

Answer: Parties contest elections, offer policies, make laws, form government or opposition, and shape opinion.

Where the marks are

  • Contest elections (1 mark)
  • Policies and programmes (1 mark)
  • Law making (1 mark)
  • Form government or act as opposition (1 mark)
  • Shape opinion and give access to welfare schemes (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 32/5/1: every question, by section.

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