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How does democracy… (Class 10 Social Science 2025, Q27)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 32/3/1 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 27

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/3/1, section C, question 27, for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q27 · 3 marks · Short answerOutcomes of Democracy

How does democracy establish an accountable, responsible and legitimate governance? Explain.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 32/3/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Take the three words one at a time.

Hint 2

Who chooses rulers in a democracy?

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: people choose their rulers and can control them, and citizens can participate in decision-making so the government answers to them.

    1 mark

  2. Responsible: decisions are taken through norms and procedures, so citizens can examine how decisions were made.

    1 mark

  3. Legitimate: a democratic government is people's own government; even if slow or less efficient, it is accepted as rightful.

    1 mark

Answer: Democracy makes rulers answerable to people, bases decisions on procedures and is a legitimate people's government.

Where the marks are

  • Accountability through choice and control of rulers (1 mark)
  • Responsible, procedure-based decisions (1 mark)
  • Legitimacy as people's own government (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 paper2025 board paper, set 32/3/1: every question, by section.

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