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"Democracy is an… (Class 10 Social Science 2024, Q32b)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 32/3/1 · 5 marks · Long answer

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

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 32/3/1, 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

"Democracy is an accountable, responsive and legitimate government." Explain the statement.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 32/3/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Take each word of the statement separately.

Hint 2

What makes a government legitimate?

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. Accountable: democracy has mechanisms for citizens to hold the government answerable. Regular, free and fair elections and open public debate ensure this.

    1 mark

  2. Responsive: it works on deliberation and negotiation and responds to the needs of the people. It promotes equality and gives equal opportunity to the disadvantaged.

    1 mark

  3. Transparent: citizens have the right to information about the government and its functioning.

    1 mark

  4. It resolves conflicts and accommodates differences, respecting the dignity, freedom and integrity of people, including equal treatment of women.

    1 mark

  5. Legitimate: it is the people's own government, chosen by them, which gives it moral force and acceptance.

    1 mark

Answer: Democracy is accountable through elections, responsive to people's needs, transparent through information rights, and legitimate as the people's own government.

Where the marks are

  • Accountability (1 mark)
  • Responsiveness (1 mark)
  • Transparency or right to information (1 mark)
  • Conflict resolution and accommodation of differences (1 mark)
  • Legitimacy (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 32/3/1: every question, by section.

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