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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 32/4/1 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 28

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/4/1, section C, question 28, for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q28 · 3 marks · Short answerPolitical Parties

Describe any three features of Multiparty System.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 32/4/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Count how many parties contest elections.

Hint 2

What happens if no party gets a majority?

Hint 3

Whose views get represented?

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. Many political parties exist and compete for power, so voters have more choices.

    1 mark
  2. No single party often wins a majority, so coalition governments are more likely. Parties act as checks and balances on one another.

    1 mark
  3. It accommodates diverse opinions and regional interests, which makes policy making more inclusive.

    1 mark

Answer: Multiparty system features: many parties, more voter choice, coalition governments, checks and balances, and accommodation of diverse opinions.

Where the marks are

  • Existence of many parties, more choice for voters (1 mark)
  • Coalition governments and checks and balances (1 mark)
  • Accommodates diverse opinions, inclusive policy (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

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

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