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'Democracy… (Class 10 Social Science SQP 2025-26, Q26)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2025-26 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science sample paper 2025-26: question 26

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2025-26, section C, question 26, for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q26 · 3 marks · Short answerOutcomes of Democracy

'Democracy leads to peaceful and harmonious life among citizens in every sphere.' Support this statement with suitable arguments.

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2025-26.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Compare Belgium with Sri Lanka.

Hint 2

Does majority rule 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. Democracy accommodates social divisions and has procedures such as elections and power-sharing to compete peacefully, so divisions seldom turn violent. Belgium solved its ethnic problems peacefully.

    1 mark

  2. It teaches respect for differences and peaceful conflict resolution, whereas non-democratic rulers suppress differences, as in Sri Lanka's majoritarian approach.

    1 mark

  3. Democracy is not mere majority rule; the majority must work with the minority, and no group is permanently excluded since different groups can form a majority in each election, ensuring harmony.

    1 mark

Answer: Democracy handles social divisions peacefully through accommodation, power-sharing and protection of minorities.

Where the marks are

  • Accommodates divisions, example Belgium (1 mark)
  • Respect for differences, peaceful conflict resolution (1 mark)
  • Majority works with minority, no permanent majority (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 paperSample paper 2025-26: every question, by section.

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