Q1
What do political parties organise?
ACitizens with shared ideologies
BRandom unrelated citizens
CNo specific groups
DOnly government officials
SSCClass 10 (SSC)History-Political Science (इतिहास-राज्यशास्त्र)Ch 12 · Topic 2
Practice and Revision - Political Parties
Let us practise and revise what we learned about political parties. Political parties represent different ideologies and interests, competin
Core concept
Political parties organise citizens with shared ideologies, contest elections, and form governments based on electoral success.
How it works
India has a multi-party system, including national parties operating across the country and regional parties focused on specific states.
Why it matters
Political parties perform functions like representing public interests, forming policies, and providing organised opposition to hold governments accountable.
Key detail
A healthy democracy requires political parties to compete fairly, represent diverse views, and work within constitutional boundaries.
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• Parties organise citizens with shared ideologies.
• They contest elections, form governments.
• India: multi-party system.
• National parties (whole country), regional (specific states).
• Party functions: represent interests, form policies.
• Also provide organised opposition.
• Opposition holds government accountable.
• Healthy democracy needs fair party competition.