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Social Science · 2025 · 3 marks
CBSE 2025 · Region 4 · Set 3 · Q28
Explain the role of Political Parties in a democracy.
Explain the role of Political Parties in a democracy.
Marking-scheme solution
(i) Parties contest elections.
(ii) Parties put forward different policies and programmes.
(iii) Parties play a decisive role in making laws for a country.
(iv) Parties form and run governments
(v) Those parties that lose the elections play the role of the opposition.
(vi) Parties shape public opinion.
(vii) Parties provide people access to government machinery and welfare schemes.
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