Political Parties — Class 10 MCQs with Answers
Class 10 CBSE Civics · Chapter 4
30 practice questions · 10 Easy · 10 Medium · 10 Hard · Updated
Practise the most important Class 10 CBSE Civics questions from Chapter 4, "Political Parties". You get 3 timed quizzes made from 30 NCERT-based MCQs, with answers and explanations. The questions are split into 10 Easy, 10 Medium and 10 Hard. Warm up on the basics, then move on to the exam-level questions that set top scorers in CBSE Board exams apart.
To score well in "Political Parties", focus on dates, cause and effect, and reading maps and sources. Each MCQ here is timed and uses exam-style marking (+4 correct, −1 wrong, 0 skipped). This trains you to stay accurate under time pressure, as real papers need. Every question has a short explanation, so a wrong answer becomes a quick lesson. It is the fastest way to fix gaps before a test.
Use this chapter for focused revision. Start with the Easy set to check your basics on Political Parties, then move to Medium and Hard to practise applying them. Your accuracy, streaks and XP save automatically. This chapter also adds to your overall Class 10 Civics mastery score. 6 sample questions are solved in full below, with the answer and a worked explanation. Sign in free to start practising.
Key concepts: Political Parties (Class 10 Civics)
This chapter explains why parties are indispensable to representative democracy, the functions they perform, the one-party, two-party and multi-party systems, how India recognises national and state parties, and the challenges parties face along with reforms suggested to fix them.
- Political party
- A group that contests elections and seeks to hold power to pursue agreed policies and programmes for the collective good, presenting itself before voters.
- Functions of parties
- Contest elections, put up policies, make laws, form and run governments, act as opposition, shape opinion and give access to welfare schemes.
- Three components
- Every party has the leaders, the active members and the followers — the three parts that make up its organisation and mass base.
- Party systems
- One-party (only one allowed, e.g. China), two-party (power alternates between two, e.g. USA, UK), and multi-party (many parties, e.g. India).
Political Parties — important questions & MCQs with answers (Class 10 Civics)
6 solved questions from this chapter's difficulty levels, each with its answer and explanation. The other 24 are timed and scored when you sign in.
- Q1Easy
A political party is a group of people who come together to:
A.Run a business for profitB.Conduct elections as a refereeC.Contest elections and hold power in the government✓ CorrectD.Write the ConstitutionAnswer: C. Contest elections and hold power in the government
Explanation: A political party is a group that contests elections and holds power in government, agreeing on some policies and programmes for society.
- Q2Easy
A system in which only one party is allowed to control and run the government is called a:
A.Two-party systemB.Multi-party systemC.No-party systemD.One-party system✓ CorrectAnswer: D. One-party system
Explanation: In a one-party system only one party is allowed to control the government; China is an example. It is not considered a good democratic option.
- Q3Medium
Which of the following is NOT a function performed by political parties?
A.Acting as the impartial referee that conducts elections✓ CorrectB.Forming and running governmentsC.Contesting elections and putting up candidatesD.Shaping public opinion and putting forward different policiesAnswer: A. Acting as the impartial referee that conducts elections
Explanation: Conducting elections impartially is the job of the Election Commission, not of political parties. Parties contest elections, form governments, and shape opinion.
- Q4Medium
Why is the number of parties in a country's party system NOT something that can simply be 'chosen'?
A.Because the Constitution forbids more than two partiesB.Because the number of parties is fixed by international lawC.Because the party system evolves over a long time, shaped by a country's society, history and politics✓ CorrectD.Because only the Election Commission decides how many parties may existAnswer: C. Because the party system evolves over a long time, shaped by a country's society, history and politics
Explanation: A country does not deliberately design its party system; it evolves over a long time depending on the nature of society, its social and regional divisions, its history and its system of elections.
- Q5Hard
Assertion (A): Political parties are a necessary condition for a democracy. Reason (R): Parties recruit leaders, draft policies and form governments, and without them every candidate would be independent and unable to promise any policy to society. Choose the correct option.
A.Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A✓ CorrectB.Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of AC.A is true, but R is falseD.A is false, but R is trueAnswer: A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
Explanation: Parties are needed in modern democracies precisely because they recruit leaders, frame policies and form governments; without them independents could not deliver coherent policy. R correctly explains A.
- Q6Hard
Match each party system with an example. (1) One-party – (i) USA, UK; (2) Two-party – (ii) China; (3) Multi-party – (iii) India. Choose the correct matching.
A.1-ii, 2-iii, 3-iB.1-i, 2-ii, 3-iiiC.1-ii, 2-i, 3-iii✓ CorrectD.1-iii, 2-i, 3-iiAnswer: C. 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iii
Explanation: China is a one-party system, the USA and UK are two-party systems, and India is a multi-party system.
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This chapter explains why parties are indispensable to representative democracy, the functions they perform, the one-party, two-party and multi-party systems, how India recognises national and state parties, and the challenges parties face along with reforms suggested to fix them. Key ideas include Political party, Functions of parties, Three components, Party systems.
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The questions that matter most test Political party, Functions of parties, Three components, Party systems. This page shows 6 solved important MCQs with answers and explanations; all 30 questions on the chapter are available as timed quizzes once you sign in.
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