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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2026-27 · 1 mark · Assertion-reason

CBSE Class 10 Social Science sample paper 2026-27: question 20

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2026-27, section C, question 20, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q20 · 1 mark · Assertion-reasonCompetency-basedPower-sharing

In the following question, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the appropriate answer from the options given below as the correct answer:

Assertion (A): Power sharing arrangements can also be seen in the way political parties, pressure groups and movements control or influence those in power.

Reason (R): It ensures that power does not remain in one hand.

  1. (A)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. (B)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  3. (C)(A) is true, but (R) is false.
  4. (D)(A) is false, but (R) is true.

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2026-27.

Hints

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Hint 1

Recall the forms of power sharing in the NCERT chapter.

Hint 2

Does R say why such control matters?

Step-by-step solution

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  1. Parties, pressure groups and movements do control and influence those in power, so A is true.

    1 mark

  2. This keeps power from being concentrated in one hand, so R is true and explains A.

Answer: A

Where the marks are

  • Both true, R explains A (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Power-sharing, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paperSample paper 2026-27: every question, by section.

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