How many marks does "Challenges of Democracy" carry in Bihar Board Class 10 Social Science?

In the Bihar Board papers of 2021–2026, this chapter carried about 1 marks and about 1 questions a year; by marks it ranks 25 in Social Science.

Which are the most important (VVI) questions of "Challenges of Democracy"?

The 6 questions above are from the board’s real papers, each with the years it was asked; the most-asked come first with their full model answers. All 6 written questions of this chapter, with answers, are in the AskMedha app.

Do the answers follow the board’s marking scheme?

BSEB does not publish a marking scheme. Each answer is written point by point on a structure derived from past papers and checked by a second, independent model; it is never called the board’s official scheme.

Bihar Board Class 10 · Social Science · Matric exam 2027

Chapter 5: Challenges of Democracy

This chapter’s questions from Bihar Board (BSEB)’s real papers of 2016–2026 — the 6 asked most often, 3 with the full model answer, 3 with how the answer begins — and objective questions with the board’s key.

marks a year (about): 1
questions a year (about): 1
rank in Social Science: #25

From 6 years of papers, 2021–2026 · full chapter-wise marks

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VVI questions — the ones the board asked most (6)

Q1Long answer4 marksAsked: 2022
Why is lack of education a challenge to democracy ?
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1. 1.Lack of education is a challenge to democracy because it prevents citizens from being aware of their democratic rights and duties. When people are not educated, they do not know what rights the democratic system has given them and what duties they are expected to perform as citizens. Without this awareness, they cannot use their rights properly nor fulfil their responsibilities towards the nation, which weakens the working of democracy.1 mark
2. 2.Due to lack of education, uneducated voters are unable to distinguish between right and wrong, and this leads them to be misled by the wrong candidates. Such voters cannot judge the true worth, character or intentions of the candidates standing for election. As a result, they often give their support to dishonest or unfit candidates, which harms the quality of representatives chosen in a democracy.1 mark
3. 3.Lack of education also makes people easily influenced by narrow sentiments like casteism, communalism, and regionalism. Instead of voting on the basis of development, honesty and good governance, uneducated people get swayed by appeals made in the name of caste, religion or region. This narrow thinking divides society and damages the true spirit of democracy.1 mark
4. 4.For the success of democracy, an educated society is essential that can correctly evaluate government policies. Only an educated citizenry can properly understand, analyse and judge whether the policies and programmes of the government are beneficial for the people or not. Therefore, lack of education, by preventing such correct evaluation, becomes a serious challenge to democracy.1 mark
- Mention clearly that lack of education stops citizens from knowing their democratic rights and duties.
- Write explicitly that uneducated voters cannot tell right from wrong and get misled by wrong candidates.
- Name casteism, communalism, and regionalism as the narrow sentiments, and state that an educated society is needed to evaluate government policies correctly.
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Q2Long answer4 marksAsked: 2022
Why is lack of education a challenge to democracy ?
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1. 1.Lack of education is a challenge to democracy because it prevents citizens from being aware of their democratic rights and duties. An uneducated citizen does not know about his fundamental rights and therefore cannot use them properly nor perform his duties towards the democratic system. Without this awareness, a person cannot participate meaningfully in the working of democracy.1 mark
2. 2.Due to lack of education, uneducated voters are unable to distinguish between right and wrong candidates at the time of election. Since they cannot judge properly who is capable and honest, they are easily misled by the wrong candidates who take advantage of their ignorance to get elected, which weakens the democratic process.1 mark
3. 3.Because of lack of education, people are easily influenced by narrow sentiments like casteism, communalism and regionalism. Instead of voting on the basis of development and good governance, uneducated people get carried away by caste, religion or region based appeals of leaders, and this kind of narrow politics hampers the healthy growth of democracy.1 mark
4. 4.For the success of democracy, an educated society is essential which can correctly evaluate the policies and work of the government. Only educated citizens can properly judge whether the government's policies are beneficial or not and hold the government accountable. Hence lack of education, by failing to create such an educated society, becomes a serious challenge to democracy.1 mark
- Mention 'fundamental rights' explicitly while writing the first point.
- Clearly write the words 'casteism, communalism and regionalism' as the narrow sentiments in the third point.
- State that an 'educated society' is essential to evaluate government policies in the last point.
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Q3Long answer4 marksAsked: 2025
What are the challenges of democracy in current Indian politics ? Discuss.
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1. 1.Economic and social inequality, poverty and illiteracy keep people from taking part in democracy equally.1 mark
2. 2.Casteism, communalism and regionalism divide people and sway elections, weakening democracy.1 mark
3. 3.Corruption, criminalisation of politics, money and muscle power in elections and dynastic politics are serious threats.1 mark
4. 4.The challenge of expanding democracy to all regions, social groups, women and local self-government, and of deepening it by strengthening institutions and citizens' participation.1 mark
Marks split from a structure derived from past papers (checked twice); not Bihar Board’s official scheme
Q4Short answer2 marksAsked: 2022
What is anti-defection law ?
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1. Anti-defection law is a law under which if an elected representative leaves their party to join another party, their membership is terminated.
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Q5Short answer2 marksAsked: 2022
What is anti-defection law ?
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1. Anti-defection law is a law under which if an elected representative leaves their party to join another party, their membership is terminated.
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Q6Short answer2 marksAsked: 2021
How is lack of education a challenge for democracy ?
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1. Lack of education is a challenge for democracy because uneducated citizens are not aware of their rights and duties. Without this awareness, people cannot understand how democracy works and cannot properly use their…
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Objective questions with the board’s key (5)

1. Bihar Board 2026
Who creates the Code of Conduct for political parties during elections ?
- (A) Parliament
- (B) Cabinet
- (C) President
- (D) Election Commission ✓
Answer: (D)
2. Bihar Board 2026
When was emergency imposed due to internal unrest in India ?
- (A) 1962
- (B) 1971
- (C) 1975 ✓
- (D) 1990
Answer: (C)
3. Bihar Board 2021
What is the obstacle in the success of democracy in India ?
- (A) Illiteracy
- (B) Poverty
- (C) Unemployment
- (D) All of these ✓
Answer: (D)
4. Bihar Board 2021
What is the major social problem of India ?
- (A) Casteism
- (B) Linguism
- (C) Communalism ✓
- (D) All of these
Answer: (C)
5. Bihar Board 2021
In which year National Commission for Women Act came into existence ?
- (A) 1951
- (B) 1961
- (C) 1981
- (D) 1990 ✓
Answer: (D)

Questions parents and students ask

How many marks does "Challenges of Democracy" carry in Bihar Board Class 10 Social Science?: In the Bihar Board papers of 2021–2026, this chapter carried about 1 marks and about 1 questions a year; by marks it ranks 25 in Social Science.
Which are the most important (VVI) questions of "Challenges of Democracy"?: The 6 questions above are from the board’s real papers, each with the years it was asked; the most-asked come first with their full model answers. All 6 written questions of this chapter, with answers, are in the AskMedha app.
Do the answers follow the board’s marking scheme?: BSEB does not publish a marking scheme. Each answer is written point by point on a structure derived from past papers and checked by a second, independent model; it is never called the board’s official scheme.

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