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Read the following source… (Social Science 2024 32/1/1 Q36)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 32/1/1 · 4 marks · Case-based

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2024: question 36

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 32/1/1, section E, question 36, for 4 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q36 · 4 marks · Case-basedCompetency-basedFederalism

Read the following source carefully and answer the questions that follow:

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

This new system of local government is the largest experiment in democracy conducted anywhere in the world. There are now about 36 lakh elected representatives in the panchayats and municipalities etc., all over the country. This number is bigger than the population of many countries in the world. Constitutional status for local government has helped to deepen democracy in our country. It has also increased women's representation and voice in our democracy. At the same time, there are many difficulties. While elections are held regularly and enthusiastically, gram sabhas are not held regularly. Most state governments have not transferred significant powers to the local governments. Nor have they given adequate resources. We are thus still a long way from realising the ideal of self-government.

  1. 36.1

    Analyse the significance of the elected representatives in the Panchayats.

    1 mark
  2. 36.2

    In what way has the representation of women in democracy influenced by Constitutional status for local government?

    1 mark
  3. 36.3

    What has been the impact of granting Constitutional status to local government on the democratic landscape of the country? Analyse any two impacts.

    2 marks

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

Use the number of representatives given in the passage.

Hint 2

Look at the sentence that mentions women.

Hint 3

Find the sentence about what constitutional status has helped to do.

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. (i) The roughly 36 lakh elected representatives in panchayats and municipalities show the vast scale of democracy in India. They let people take part directly in decisions, and many local problems are settled at the local level.

    1 mark

  2. (ii) Constitutional status has increased women's representation and voice in democracy, promoting inclusion and gender equality.

    1 mark

  3. (iii) It has deepened democracy in the country by empowering grassroots governance.

    1 mark

  4. (iii) It has increased women's participation in the democratic process and promoted inclusive decision-making, with local issues solved locally.

    1 mark

Answer: (i) They let people take part directly and settle local issues. (ii) Women's representation and voice have increased. (iii) Democracy is deepened and women's participation is enhanced.

Where the marks are

  • Significance of elected representatives (1 mark)
  • Increased women's representation and voice (1 mark)
  • Impact: democracy deepened or grassroots empowered (1 mark)
  • Impact: women's participation or inclusive decisions (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

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