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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 32/3/1 · 1 mark · Assertion-reason

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 7

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/3/1, section A, question 7, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q7 · 1 mark · Assertion-reasonCompetency-basedPolitical Parties

Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements and choose the correct option.

Assertion (A): Every party in India has to register with the Election Commission.
Reason (R): The Government provides election symbols to all political parties in India.

  1. (A)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. (B)Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  3. (C)(A) is true, but (R) is false.
  4. (D)(A) is false, but (R) is true.

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

Hints

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

Hint 1

Who allots election symbols?

Hint 2

Check each statement separately.

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. A is true: every party must register with the Election Commission.

  2. R is false: the Election Commission allocates symbols, not the Government, and only to recognised parties.

    1 mark

Answer: (C)

Where the marks are

  • A true, R false (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Political Parties (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)

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