CBSE 2025 · Region 6 · Set 1 · Q36 · 4 marks

Read the following source and answer the questions that follow : The Need for Political Parties As we have seen, large societies need representative democracy. As societies became large and complex, they also needed some agency to gather different views on various issues and to present these to the government. They needed some ways, to bring various representatives together so that a responsible government could be formed. They needed a mechanism to support or restrain the government, make policies, justify or oppose them. Political parties fulfil these needs that every representative government has. We can say that parties are a necessary condition for a democrac . ($\displaystyle 36.1$) Explain the meaning of 'representative democracy'. ($\displaystyle 36.2$) How do political parties shape public opinion ? ($\displaystyle 36.3$) Why are political parties considered a necessary condition for a democracy ? Explain.

CBSE Class 10 Social Science past-paper question from the 2025board exam, with the answer as CBSE’s own marking scheme gives it. Where our answers come from.