Class 10 Social Science - Democratic Politics - Chapter Political Parties NCERT Solutions | Consider the following statements on par

State the various functions political parties perform in a democracy.

What are the various challenges faced by political parties?

Suggest some reforms to strengthen parties so that they perform their functions well?

What are the characteristics of a political party?

A group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government is called a _____________________.

What is a political party?

What is the guiding philosophy of the Bharatiya Janata Party?
A. Bahujan Samaj
B. Revolutionary democracy
C. Integral humanism
D. Modernity

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

Match List I (organisations and struggles) with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

In what ways do pressure groups and movements exert influence on politics?

How does democracy produce an accountable, responsive and legitimate government?

Writing your own definition of a good democracy.​

What are the different forms of power-sharing in modern democracies? Give an example of each of these.

Locate the following States on a blank outline political map of India:
Manipur, Sikkim, Chhattisgarh and Goa.

Discuss three factors that determine the outcomes of politics of social divisions.

Mention different aspects of life in which women are discriminated or disadvantaged in India.

Describe the forms of relationship between pressure groups and political parties?

What are the conditions under which democracies accommodate social diversities?

 Features of a democracy.​

Writing your own definition of a good democracy.​

Different arguments are usually put forth in favour of and against power sharing. Identify those which are in favour of power sharing and select the answer using the codes given below? Power sharing:

A. reduces conflict among different communities
B. decreases the possibility of arbitrariness
C. delays decision making process
D. accommodates diversities
E. increases instability and divisiveness
F. promotes people’s participation in government
G. undermines the unity of a country

What are the different forms of power-sharing in modern democracies? Give an example of each of these.

 Features of a democracy.​

State one prudential reason and one moral reason for power-sharing with an example from the Indian context. [CBSE Sept. 2010]

State different forms of communal politics with one example each.

How does democracy produce an accountable, responsive and legitimate government?

What are the conditions under which democracies accommodate social diversities?

Studies on political and social inequalities in democracy show that
A. democracy and development go together.
B. inequalities exist in democracies .
C. inequalities do not exist under dictatorship.
D. dictatorship is better than democracy.

Match List I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: 

 List I                                              List II

(i) Pressure group              A. Narmada Bachao Andolan

(ii) Long-term movement    B. Asom Gana Parishad

(iii) Single issue movement    C. Women’s movement

(iv) Political party               D. Fertiliser dealers, association

 (a) D C A B

(b) B A D C

(c) C D B A

(d) B D C A