Political Parties: Class 10 Social Studies Q&A
8 free answers on Political Parties (Social Studies) for Class 10 students, across CBSE, ICSE and State boards. Includes questions such as “What is a political party?”, “Suggest some reforms to strengthen parties so that they perform their functions well.”, “State the various functions political parties perform in a democracy.”
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- Social StudiesClass 10CBSE
Consider the following statements on parties. A. Political parties do not enjoy much trust among the people. B. Parties are often rocked by scandals involving top-party leaders. C. Parties are not necessary to run governments. Which of the statements given above is correct? a. A, B, and C b. A and B c. B and C d. A and C
(b) A and B
- Social StudiesClass 10CBSE
What is the guiding philosophy of the Bharatiya Janata Party? A. Bahujan Samaj B. Revolutionary democracy C. Integral humanism D. Modernity
Integral humanism
- Social StudiesClass 10CBSE
Who among the following is the founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party? A. Kanshi Ram B. Sahu Maharaj C. B.R. Ambedkar D. Jotiba Phule
Answer. Kanshi Ram
- Social StudiesClass 10CBSE
Match List-I (organisations and struggles) with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists. List-I List-II 1. Congress Party A. National Democratic Alliance 2. Bharatiya Janata Party B. State party 3. Communist Party of India (Marxist) C. United Progressive Alliance 4. Telugu Desam Party D. Left Front 1 2 3 4 (a) C A B D (b) C D A B (c) C A D B (d) D C A B
Answer. 1 2 3 4 (c) C A D B
- Social StudiesClass 10CBSE
A group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government is called a _____________________.
A group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government is called a political party.
- Social StudiesClass 10CBSE
What is a political party?
A political party is a group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government. They agree on some policies and programmes for society, with a view to promoting the collective good.
- Social StudiesClass 10CBSE
Suggest some reforms to strengthen parties so that they perform their functions well.
The various reforms that a political party can take are as follows: A provision within a political party to tackle internal conflicts. The 1/3rd representation in the party should be given to women candidates. The parties should not promote candidates having criminal records. State funding during elections should be promoted so that candidates coming from poor backgrounds stand an equal chance to win.
- Social StudiesClass 10CBSE
State the various functions political parties perform in a democracy.
The functions performed by the political parties are as follows: They contest elections. They introduce various policies and programmes for the people. They play an important role in decision-making to legislate and execute. These parties, when successful in elections, form and run the government. These parties, if they lose, become the opposition parties and play the role of criticising the government. The parties mould the pub