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Explain the importance… (Class 10 Social Science 2026, Q27a)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2026, set 32/5/1 · 5 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2026: question 27(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, paper 32/5/1, section C, question 27(a), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q27(a) · 5 marks · Long answerPolitical Parties

Explain the importance of political parties in Indian democracy.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 32/5/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Think of what parties do before, during and after elections.

Hint 2

What do parties that lose do?

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 contest elections. They put forward different policies and programmes, and the voters choose among them.

    1 mark

  2. Parties play a decisive role in making laws for the country.

    1 mark

  3. Parties form and run governments. They select and train leaders and then make them ministers to take decisions according to the party's programme.

    1 mark

  4. Parties that lose elections act as the opposition. They criticise wrong policies and failures of the government and mobilise public opinion against it.

    1 mark

  5. Parties shape public opinion by raising and discussing issues. They also give people access to government machinery and welfare schemes.

    1 mark

Answer: Parties contest elections, offer policies, make laws, form governments, act as opposition, shape public opinion and connect people to welfare schemes.

Where the marks are

  • Contest elections and offer policies (1 mark)
  • Law-making role (1 mark)
  • Forming and running governments (1 mark)
  • Opposition role (1 mark)
  • Shaping public opinion and access to schemes (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

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 32/5/1: every question, by section.

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