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Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

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

Q1. [1] medium thorough-understanding
The poor constitute a large proportion of voters in many democracies, yet democratically elected governments often fail to prioritise poverty reduction effectively. Which of the following best explains this contradiction?
  1. A The poor do not participate in elections in significant numbers.
  2. B Democratic governments are structurally prevented from making economic policies.
  3. C Winning votes does not necessarily compel governments to address the underlying causes of poverty after elections.
  4. D Poverty is a problem only in non-democratic countries.
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-26 13:21 · grounding rag
Model Answer

Answer: C

Winning votes does not necessarily compel governments to address the underlying causes of poverty after elections, as democratically elected governments do not appear keen to address poverty despite the poor being a large proportion of voters.

Explanation

The passage explicitly states: "The poor constitute a large proportion of our voters and no party will like to lose their votes. Yet democratically elected governments do not appear to be as keen to address the question of poverty as you would expect them to." This directly supports Option C. Options A and D are factually incorrect per the passage; Option B is wrong as democracies do make economic policies.

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