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"Sharing of power… (Class 10 Social Science 2025, Q29)

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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 29

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/3/1, section C, question 29, for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q29 · 3 marks · Short answerPower-sharing

"Sharing of power between the Union Government and the State Governments is basic to the structure of the Indian Constitution." Analyse the statement with suitable arguments.

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

Recall the three lists.

Hint 2

Who protects the division, and how can it be changed?

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. The Constitution adopted federalism, dividing powers between the Centre and the States through the Union, State and Concurrent Lists.

    1 mark

  2. The arrangement is not easy to change: Parliament cannot alter it alone. A change needs to be passed by both Houses by a two-thirds majority and ratified by the legislatures of at least half of the States.

    1 mark

  3. The judiciary oversees the implementation of constitutional provisions and settles disputes between the Centre and States.

    1 mark

Answer: Power sharing is basic because it is constitutionally fixed, hard to amend and protected by the judiciary.

Where the marks are

  • Federal power division (1 mark)
  • Difficult amendment procedure (1 mark)
  • Role of judiciary (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Power-sharing, 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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