CBSE Class 10 Social Science Political Parties Assertion-Reason Questions Set 01

Assertion–Reason and Case Study Questions

Question 1. Assertion: In a democracy, political parties are a must.
Reason: Without political parties, there would be no elections.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) Assertion is false but reason is true.
Answer:
(c) Assertion is true but reason is false.
Political parties are indeed necessary in a democracy — without them, it would be impossible to effectively form or choose a government, even if individual candidates could still contest.
The reason is false: the absence of political parties would not stop the election process itself, since independent candidates could still contest.

Teacher's Note:
a) Elections could technically happen without parties, but parties are what make a workable, coordinated government possible.

Question 2. Assertion: Political parties reflect fundamental political divisions in a society.
Reason: Parties work to convince people why their policies are better than others, and implement them by seeking popular support.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) Assertion is false but reason is true.
Answer:
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Parties agree on certain policies they believe serve the collective good, and seek to persuade and win popular support for them, which is exactly what makes them reflect genuine political divisions in society.

Teacher's Note:
a) This is the root of the term 'partisanship' — a party stands for a 'part' of society's views.

Question 3. Assertion: Large, established parties are called recognised parties.
Reason: These parties have been given specialised symbols that people can rally behind.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) Assertion is false but reason is true.
Answer:
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Large, established parties, recognised nationally (and sometimes internationally), are given reserved symbols by the Election Commission, which becomes closely identified with the party itself.

Teacher's Note:
a) A party's symbol is a key part of what makes it 'recognised', especially for voters who may not read well.

Question 4. Case study: The government formed by several political parties coming together to contest elections and win power is known as which of the following?
(a) Community government
(b) Uni-party system
(c) Group
(d) Coalition government
Answer:
(d) Coalition government.
When several parties in a multi-party system join together to contest elections and share power, the resulting government is called a coalition government.

Teacher's Note:
a) This answer was corrected — see the note below the question.
b) 'Community government' is an unrelated Belgian term for a different kind of power sharing; don't confuse the two.

Question 5. Case study: How many types of political party systems are there?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) All of these
Answer:
(b) 3.
There are three types of party systems: one-party, two-party, and multi-party.

Teacher's Note:
a) One-party (e.g. China), two-party (e.g. USA/UK), multi-party (e.g. India) — the standard three-way classification.

Question 6. Case study: In which of the following countries does only a two-party system exist?
(a) The USA
(b) India
(c) China
(d) All of these
Answer:
(a) The USA.
The USA is the standard example of a two-party system, where power realistically alternates between two main parties, even though smaller parties also exist.

Teacher's Note:
a) China is one-party, not two-party — a common point of confusion in this kind of question.

Question 7. Case study: In which of the following countries does a multi-party system exist?
(a) India
(b) China
(c) South Korea
(d) Canada
Answer:
(a) India.
India is the clear example of a multi-party system among these options, with several parties having a realistic chance of winning power, alone or in alliance.

Teacher's Note:
a) This case study reuses the same core fact (India = multi-party) tested in several questions above — a strong sign it's worth remembering well.