Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (SSC) · History-Political Science (इतिहास-राज्यशास्त्र)
Chapter: Chapter 12 — Chapter 12: Political Parties
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What do political parties organise? [1]
(A) Citizens with shared ideologies
(B) Random unrelated citizens
(C) No specific groups
(D) Only government officials
2. What system does India have? [1]
(A) A multi-party system
(B) A single-party system
(C) No party system
(D) A two-party system only
3. What is a national party? [1]
(A) A party operating across the whole country
(B) A party in only one state
(C) A foreign party
(D) A non-political organisation
4. What is a regional party? [1]
(A) A party focused on specific states
(B) A party operating nationally only
(C) A foreign party
(D) A non-political organisation
5. What is a function of political parties? [1]
(A) Representing public interests
(B) Only personal gain
(C) Ignoring citizens
(D) Only foreign interests
6. What does organised opposition do? [1]
(A) Holds government accountable
(B) Supports government blindly
(C) Has no role
(D) Only causes chaos
7. What does a healthy democracy require from parties? [1]
(A) Fair competition and constitutional boundaries
(B) Unfair advantages for one party
(C) No competition at all
(D) Ignoring constitutional rules
8. Why learn about political parties? [1]
(A) To understand their role in democracy
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What do political parties organise? [1]
(A) Citizens with shared ideologies
(B) Random unrelated citizens
(C) No specific groups
(D) Only government officials
10. What system does India have? [1]
(A) A multi-party system
(B) A single-party system
(C) No party system
(D) A two-party system only
11. What is a national party? [1]
(A) A party operating across the whole country
(B) A party in only one state
(C) A foreign party
(D) A non-political organisation
12. What is a regional party? [1]
(A) A party focused on specific states
(B) A party operating nationally only
(C) A foreign party
(D) A non-political organisation
13. What is a function of political parties? [1]
(A) Representing public interests
(B) Only personal gain
(C) Ignoring citizens
(D) Only foreign interests
14. What does organised opposition do? [1]
(A) Holds government accountable
(B) Supports government blindly
(C) Has no role
(D) Only causes chaos
15. What does a healthy democracy require from parties? [1]
(A) Fair competition and constitutional boundaries
(B) Unfair advantages for one party
(C) No competition at all
(D) Ignoring constitutional rules
16. Why learn about political parties? [1]
(A) To understand their role in democracy
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests