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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2024-25 · 5 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science sample paper 2024-25: question 32(A)

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2024-25, 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 answerPolitical Parties

'Political parties are a necessary condition for a democracy.' Analyse the statement with relevant 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

Imagine an election in which every candidate is independent.

Hint 2

Who would form the government and make policies then?

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. Without parties every candidate would be independent. No promises could be made for governing, and the usefulness of the government formed would be uncertain.

    1 mark

  2. No one would be responsible for running the country, as elected representatives would be accountable only to their own constituencies.

    1 mark

  3. There would be no agency to gather and present different views on issues to the government.

    1 mark

  4. No one would bring representatives together to form a responsible government.

    1 mark

  5. There would be no mechanism to support the government, make policies, and justify or oppose them. So parties are necessary for democracy.

    1 mark

Answer: Parties are essential: they provide responsible government, accountability, a channel for views, and support and opposition to policy.

Where the marks are

  • Independents cannot give a coherent programme (1 mark)
  • No responsibility for running the country (1 mark)
  • No agency to gather views (1 mark)
  • Government formation (1 mark)
  • Policy support and opposition (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Political Parties (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Political Parties, 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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