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Class 10 Political Parties worksheet

CBSE Social Science. What parties do, party systems, recognised parties, the challenges parties face and reforms. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.

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Sample questions

Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.

Section A · multiple choice

1.
A group that contests elections and seeks to hold power is a:
1. trade union
2. gram sabha
3. pressure group
4. political party
Answer
(d) political party
2.
According to the book, the USA has a:
1. federal system
2. no-party system
3. two-party system
4. multiparty system
Answer
(c) two-party system
3.
What is meant by “coalition”?
1. parties that criticise the government
2. the party that runs the government
3. strongly committed to one party
4. two or more parties sharing power
Answer
(d) two or more parties sharing power

Section B · short answer

4.
What is a political party?
Answer
A group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power, agreeing on policies for society’s good.
5.
Explain each term: (a) coalition (b) opposition
Answer
(a) two or more parties sharing power (b) parties that criticise the government

Section C · long answer

6.
Describe the functions of political parties in a democracy.
Answer
They contest elections, put forward policies, make laws, form and run governments, act as opposition, shape public opinion and give people access to government schemes.

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