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How is horizontal… (Class 10 Social Science 2024, Q22)

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

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2024: question 22

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 32/2/1, section B, question 22, for 2 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q22 · 2 marks · Very short answerPower-sharing

How is horizontal power sharing different from vertical? Explain.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 32/2/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Think of the word 'horizontal': organs placed side by side.

Hint 2

Vertical means levels, from the centre down to the states and local bodies.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. Horizontal power sharing: power is shared among the organs of government at the same level, i.e. legislature, executive and judiciary. Each exercises different powers, so no organ has unlimited power (checks and balances).

    1 mark

  2. Vertical power sharing: power is shared among governments at different levels, i.e. the Union government and state/regional governments. The Constitution lays down their powers (federal division), and each level acts independently in its own sphere.

    1 mark

Answer: Horizontal sharing is among organs at the same level; vertical sharing is among governments at different levels.

Where the marks are

  • Horizontal: among legislature, executive and judiciary at the same level (1 mark)
  • Vertical: among Union and state governments at different levels (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 32/2/1: every question, by section.

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