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"In modern democracies… (Class 10 Social Science 2023, Q28)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 32/6/1 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2023: question 28

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/6/1, section C, question 28, for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q28 · 3 marks · Short answerPower-sharing

"In modern democracies, power sharing arrangements can take many forms." Explain the statement.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 32/6/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Think of the three organs of government.

Hint 2

Think of different levels of government.

Hint 3

Who else shares power besides governments?

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. Horizontal distribution: power is shared among organs of government (legislature, executive, judiciary), which keeps a check on one another.

    1 mark

  2. Vertical distribution: power is shared among governments at different levels, e.g. union, state and local governments (federal division).

    1 mark

  3. Power is also shared among social groups, such as religious and linguistic communities, and among political parties, pressure groups and movements that compete for power.

    1 mark

Answer: Power sharing takes horizontal, vertical, social-group and party/pressure-group forms.

Where the marks are

  • Horizontal sharing (1 mark)
  • Vertical sharing (1 mark)
  • Sharing among social groups or parties and movements (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Power-sharing, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2023 board paper, set 32/6/1: every question, by section.

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