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How the powers… (Class 10 Social Science SQP 2026-27, Q24)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2026-27 · 2 marks · Very short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science sample paper 2026-27: question 24

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2026-27, section C, question 24, for 2 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q24 · 2 marks · Very short answerPower-sharing

How the powers were shared between the central and state government in Belgium to avoid the division of the country? Explain.

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

Hints

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

Hint 1

Think of the Centre's composition and the regional governments.

Hint 2

What special arrangement exists for Brussels?

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. The Constitution requires equal numbers of Dutch- and French-speaking ministers in the central government.

    1 mark

  2. Many central powers were given to state governments of the two regions, which are not subordinate to the Centre. Brussels has a separate government in which both communities have equal representation.

    1 mark

Answer: Belgium shares power through equal ministers, powerful state governments and a separate, equally represented Brussels government.

Where the marks are

  • Equal Dutch and French ministers at the Centre (1 mark)
  • State governments not subordinate, or Brussels equal representation (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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