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Evaluate the outcomes… (Class 10 Social Science 2025, Q32a)

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

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 32(a)

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

Q32(a) · 5 marks · Long answerOutcomes of Democracy

Evaluate the outcomes of democracy in the economic sector of the country.

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

Hints

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Hint 1

Think about whether democracy alone guarantees growth.

Hint 2

Recall government schemes and reforms.

Hint 3

Consider both achievements and shortcomings.

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. Economic development depends on many factors such as population size, global situation, cooperation from other countries and the economic priorities adopted.

    1 mark

  2. Equality is a basic democratic principle, so democracies are expected to reduce economic inequalities. In practice, inequality often persists.

    1 mark

  3. Democracy encourages growth through reforms and policies, and promotes initiatives like Make in India and MGNREGA.

    1 mark

  4. Globalisation and liberalisation policies adopted by democracies have encouraged trade and progress.

    1 mark

  5. Democracy strengthens infrastructure and the digital economy, and supports loans, subsidies and agricultural growth.

    1 mark

Answer: Democracy has encouraged economic growth and welfare schemes, but economic inequality persists, and growth also depends on other factors.

Where the marks are

  • Factors affecting development (1 mark)
  • Expectation of reducing inequality (1 mark)
  • Growth through reforms and schemes such as Make in India and MGNREGA (1 mark)
  • Liberalisation and trade (1 mark)
  • Infrastructure, digital economy and agriculture support (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Outcomes of Democracy, 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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