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How do democracies… (Class 10 Social Science 2024, Q32B)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 32/1/1 · 5 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2024: question 32(B)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 32/1/1, 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 answerOutcomes of Democracy

How do democracies lead to peaceful and harmonious life among citizens? Explain.

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

Hints

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

Hint 1

Think about how a democracy handles groups that disagree.

Hint 2

Remember that majority rule does not mean ignoring minorities.

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. Democracies try to produce harmonious social life and can better accommodate various social divisions.

    1 mark

  2. They usually develop a procedure to conduct competition, which reduces the chance of tensions becoming explosive or violent.

    1 mark

  3. They are better able to evolve mechanisms to handle and negotiate social differences, divisions and conflicts.

    1 mark

  4. Democracy is not simply rule by majority opinion. The majority works with the minority so that the government represents the general view.

    1 mark

  5. Democracy promotes dignity, freedom and equality of individuals, and provides a way to settle conflicts peacefully.

    1 mark

Answer: Democracies accommodate diversity, offer peaceful procedures for competition and conflict, and make the majority work with the minority, which leads to harmony.

Where the marks are

  • Harmonious life and accommodating social divisions (1 mark)
  • Procedures for competition reduce violence (1 mark)
  • Mechanisms to negotiate differences (1 mark)
  • Majority works with minority (1 mark)
  • Dignity, freedom and equality, and conflict resolution (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Outcomes of Democracy, 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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