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Describe any two… (Class 10 Social Science 2025, Q23)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 32/2/1 · 2 marks · Very short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 23

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/2/1, section B, question 23, for 2 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q23 · 2 marks · Very short answerGender, Religion and Caste

Describe any two provisions made in the Constitution to establish the model of 'secular governance' in India.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 32/2/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Does the Indian state have an official religion?

Hint 2

Think of the rights related to religion in the Constitution.

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. India has no official religion, and the Constitution gives no special status to any religion.

    1 mark

  2. The Constitution gives all individuals and communities freedom to profess, practise and propagate any religion, or none, and prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion. It also lets the state intervene in religious matters to ensure equality, for example by banning untouchability.

    1 mark

Answer: No official religion and equal freedom of religion with a ban on religious discrimination.

Where the marks are

  • No official state religion or special status for any religion (1 mark)
  • Freedom of religion, prohibition of discrimination, or state intervention for equality (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Gender, Religion and Caste, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2025 board paper, set 32/2/1: every question, by section.

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