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"Local Governmen… (Class 10 Social Science SQP 2024-25, Q24)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2024-25 · 2 marks · Very short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science sample paper 2024-25: question 24

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2024-25, section B, question 24, for 2 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q24 · 2 marks · Very short answerPower-sharing

"Local Government is an effective way to uphold the democratic principle of decentralization." Justify this statement with valid points.

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2024-25.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Who understands a village's problems best?

Hint 2

What can people do directly at the local level?

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. Decentralisation means taking power from the Central and State governments and giving it to local governments. Many problems are best settled locally, as people know their local problems better and have better ideas on where to spend money and how to manage things efficiently.

    1 mark

  2. At the local level people can directly participate in decision making. This builds a habit of democratic participation and realises local self-government, so local government upholds decentralisation.

    1 mark

Answer: Local government brings decisions closer to the people, with better knowledge and direct participation, and so upholds decentralisation.

Where the marks are

  • Defines decentralisation and says local issues are best solved locally with better knowledge (1 mark)
  • Direct participation and the habit of self-government (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Power-sharing (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Power-sharing, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paperSample paper 2024-25: every question, by section.

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