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.
- (A)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
- (B)Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
- (C)(A) is true, but (R) is false.
- (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.
A is true: every party must register with the Election Commission.
- 1 mark
R is false: the Election Commission allocates symbols, not the Government, and only to recognised parties.
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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