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Evaluate the system of… (Class 10 Social Science 2025, Q28)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 32/5/1 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 28

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/5/1, section C, question 28, for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q28 · 3 marks · Short answerPower-sharing

Evaluate the system of 'Checks and Balances' in the horizontal distribution of power in India.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 32/5/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Name the three organs of government.

Hint 2

How does one organ control another?

Hint 3

What power does the judiciary have over the other two?

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. In horizontal power sharing, the legislature, executive and judiciary are placed at the same level and exercise different powers, so no organ can exercise unlimited power.

    1 mark

  2. Each organ checks the others, which produces a balance of power. Ministers and officials exercise power but are answerable to Parliament or the State Assemblies.

    1 mark

  3. Judges are appointed by the executive, yet they can check the executive and the laws made by the legislature. This arrangement is called checks and balances.

    1 mark

Answer: Checks and balances prevent concentration of power as each organ restrains the others and maintains balance.

Where the marks are

  • Separation of powers among three organs at the same level (1 mark)
  • Each organ checks the others, giving a balance (1 mark)
  • Judiciary's check over the executive and legislature, or the executive's accountability (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Power-sharing (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
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 32/5/1: every question, by section.

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