Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (CBSE) · Social Science
Chapter: Chapter 16 — Chapter 16: Political Parties
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What is a key function of political parties? [1]
(A) Contesting elections and forming governments
(B) Only holding festivals
(C) Only collecting taxes
(D) Only managing courts
2. What do parties present to voters? [1]
(A) Policy platforms
(B) Only entertainment
(C) Nothing specific
(D) Only personal biographies
3. What role do parties play between citizens and government? [1]
(A) Acting as a link, aggregating opinions
(B) No connecting role at all
(C) Only representing government interests
(D) Only representing foreign interests
4. What do opposition parties do? [1]
(A) Hold the government accountable
(B) Support the government unconditionally
(C) Have no role in democracy
(D) Only focus on their own interests
5. How do opposition parties hold government accountable? [1]
(A) By questioning policies and exposing issues
(B) By ignoring government actions
(C) By avoiding all debate
(D) By supporting every decision
6. What do opposition parties offer? [1]
(A) Alternative solutions
(B) Nothing useful
(C) Only criticism with no alternatives
(D) Support for the ruling party only
7. What is generally considered essential for democracy? [1]
(A) A healthy multi-party system
(B) A single-party system only
(C) No political parties at all
(D) Complete elimination of opposition
8. Why are political parties important to study? [1]
(A) They show how democratic representation functions
(B) No reason
(C) Only for tests
(D) It's not important
9. What type of party system does India have? [1]
(A) Multi-party system
(B) One-party system
(C) Two-party system only
(D) No party system
10. What characterises a one-party system? [1]
(A) Only one legal party, limiting competition
(B) Multiple competing parties
(C) No government at all
(D) Complete voter freedom
11. What is an example of a two-party system? [1]
(A) The United States
(B) India
(C) A one-party state
(D) No country has this system
12. What can a multi-party system better represent? [1]
(A) Diverse interests
(B) Only majority interests
(C) No interests at all
(D) Only elite interests
13. What challenge can multi-party systems face? [1]
(A) Unstable coalition governments
(B) Guaranteed stability always
(C) No challenges at all
(D) Complete elimination of debate
14. What is a challenge facing party systems generally? [1]
(A) The role of money and criminalisation in politics
(B) No challenges exist
(C) Complete transparency always
(D) Perfect accountability with no issues
15. What aims to address these challenges? [1]
(A) Election Commission regulations and political reforms
(B) Ignoring the issues completely
(C) Eliminating all political parties
(D) Removing elections entirely
16. Why study different party systems? [1]
(A) It helps understand democratic governance challenges
(B) No reason
(C) Only for tests
(D) It's not important