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Explain the role of… (Class 10 Social Science 2026, Q23)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2026, set 32/3/1 · 2 marks · Very short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2026: question 23

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, paper 32/3/1, section C, question 23, for 2 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q23 · 2 marks · Very short answerPolitical Parties

Explain the role of political parties in shaping public opinion.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 32/3/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Think about how parties bring issues to people's attention.

Hint 2

Consider their network of workers and the movements they start.

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. Political parties raise issues and highlight them. Lakhs of their members and workers are spread across the country, and many pressure groups are extensions of parties.

    1 mark

  2. Parties sometimes launch movements for the resolution of problems faced by people. Often the opinions of people in society take shape around the views of parties.

    1 mark

Answer: Parties raise issues, use their wide network of members, launch movements, and public opinion takes shape around their positions.

Where the marks are

  • Raise issues, wide network of workers (1 mark)
  • Launch movements; opinion forms around party views (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Political Parties (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Political Parties, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2026 board paper, set 32/3/1: every question, by section.

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