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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(b)

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

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

Evaluate the outcomes of democracy in the social 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

How does democracy treat different social groups?

Hint 2

What happens to tensions when there is a peaceful method of resolving them?

Hint 3

What must the majority do for the minority?

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. Democracy leads to peaceful and harmonious life among citizens by negotiating social differences.

    1 mark
  2. It reduces the possibility of tension and produces a method to resolve conflicts peacefully.

    1 mark
  3. It can handle social divisions and conflicts, as in Belgium and other cases.

    1 mark
  4. The majority must work with the minority so that governments represent the general view.

    1 mark
  5. Elections ensure a government that represents diversity and is not majoritarian.

    1 mark

Answer: Democracy accommodates social differences, resolves conflicts peacefully and ensures inclusive governance.

Where the marks are

  • Peaceful and harmonious life (1 mark)
  • Negotiates differences and reduces tension (1 mark)
  • Method to resolve conflicts (1 mark)
  • Majority works with minority (1 mark)
  • Elections give representative, non-majoritarian government (1 mark)

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