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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 32/4/1 · 1 mark · Assertion-reason

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2024: question 11

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 32/4/1, section A, question 11, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q11 · 1 mark · Assertion-reasonCompetency-basedPolitical Parties

Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements and choose the correct option.

Assertion (A): Modern democracy cannot function without political parties.

Reason (R): Elected representatives will be accountable only to their constituencies, not towards the country.

  1. (A)(A) is true, but (R) is false.
  2. (B)(A) is false, but (R) is true.
  3. (C)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  4. (D)Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 32/4/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Imagine a legislature of only independent members.

Hint 2

Who would be responsible for running the country?

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. Modern democracy needs parties to bring representatives together to form governments and make policy, so (A) is true.

  2. Without parties, every candidate would be accountable only to their own constituency and no one for the country, so (R) is true and explains (A). Option (C).

    1 mark

Answer: Option (C)

Where the marks are

  • Both true and R explains A (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Political Parties, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2024 board paper, set 32/4/1: every question, by section.

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