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AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.

Q1. [1] medium thorough-understanding
Which of the following best explains why dynastic succession in political parties is considered a challenge to Indian democracy? (A) It prevents qualified outsiders from rising through merit, weakening internal democracy. (B) It increases the number of political parties competing in elections. (C) It leads to the formation of pressure groups within the party. (D) It strengthens the ideological commitment of the party to its voters.
  1. A It means the party will always lose elections because voters dislike family rule.
  2. B People without adequate experience or popular support come to hold positions of power, weakening democratic accountability.
  3. C It forces ordinary members to leave the party and form rival parties, creating instability.
  4. D It reduces the funds available to the party since family members do not raise money effectively.
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-26 13:19 · grounding rag
Model Answer

Answer: B

Dynastic succession brings people without adequate experience or popular support to positions of power, weakening democratic accountability and fairness to other party members.

Source: Challenges to political parties, Chapter 4

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Explanation

The textbook explicitly states that dynastic succession is problematic because "people who do not have adequate experience or popular support come to occupy positions of power." Option B mirrors this reasoning. Options A, C, and D are not supported by the passage — the text says nothing about fund-raising, election losses due to family rule, or members leaving to form rival parties. Always anchor your answer to the textbook's exact language.

Previous-year CBSE Grade 10 board exam questions, organised by subject and chapter, each with a model answer — free to read and print.