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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 32/1/1 · 5 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 32(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/1/1, section D, question 32(a), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q32(a) · 5 marks · Long answerOutcomes of Democracy

Explain any five bases for assessing the outcomes of democracy.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 32/1/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Think of what a good government delivers to citizens.

Hint 2

Think of accountability and diversity.

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 promotes equality among citizens.

    1 mark
  2. It enhances the dignity of the individual.

    1 mark
  3. It improves the quality of decision-making through consultation and discussion.

    1 mark
  4. It provides methods to resolve conflicts and allows room to correct mistakes.

    1 mark
  5. It produces a government that is accountable and responsive to citizens, and it accommodates social diversity.

    1 mark

Answer: Outcomes can be assessed by equality, dignity, quality of decisions, conflict resolution and correcting mistakes, accountability and accommodation of diversity.

Where the marks are

  • Equality (1 mark)
  • Dignity (1 mark)
  • Quality of decisions (1 mark)
  • Conflict resolution and correction of mistakes (1 mark)
  • Accountability, responsiveness and diversity (1 mark)

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