10th Class Social Science Political Parties Question Bank 10th CBSE Social Science Political Parties

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              What are the characteristics of a political party?                          Or "Political parties are necessary for a democracy". In the light of this statement explain any four functions of the political parties in India       

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                      The characteristics of a political party are Political parties contest elections and share power. (i) They agree on some policies and programmes for the society to promote collective good. (iii) If a political party is unable to win a majority, it makes an alliance with other parties to form a coalition government. (iv) Political parties try to persuade people that their policies are better than others. (v) Parties are about a part of society and thus, involve partisanship. (vii) A political party runs with the help of its leaders, active members and followers.


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