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Why is power sharing… (Class 10 Social Science 2024, Q23)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 32/1/1 · 2 marks · Very short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2024: question 23

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 32/1/1, section B, question 23, for 2 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q23 · 2 marks · Very short answerPower-sharing

Why is power sharing desirable? Explain.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 32/1/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Think about what happens when one group holds all the power.

Hint 2

Link power sharing to stability and to the idea of democracy.

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. Power sharing reduces the possibility of conflict between social groups. It controls social conflict, violence and political instability, so it ensures a stable political order.

    1 mark

  2. It is the very spirit of democracy. In a legitimate government citizens take part and acquire a stake in the system, and power sharing helps to unite the nation.

    1 mark

Answer: Power sharing is desirable because it reduces conflict, ensures stability of political order and upholds the spirit of democracy.

Where the marks are

  • Reduces conflict between social groups and ensures political stability (1 mark)
  • Spirit of democracy, citizens gain a stake in the system or the nation is united (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 paper2024 board paper, set 32/1/1: every question, by section.

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