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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 exam-ready
Which of the following correctly describes a situation where 'rule by majority' becomes dangerous for democracy? Options: (A) When the majority changes from election to election (B) When majority rule becomes the permanent rule of a majority religious, racial or linguistic community (C) When the majority supports economic reforms (D) When minority parties contest elections
  1. A When the majority changes from election to election
  2. B When majority rule becomes the permanent rule of a majority religious, racial or linguistic community
  3. C When the majority supports economic reforms
  4. D When minority parties contest elections
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-26 13:19 · grounding rag
Model Answer

(B) When majority rule becomes the permanent rule of a majority religious, racial or linguistic community.

This is dangerous because it prevents minorities from ever being in the majority, turning democracy into exclusion rather than representation.

Explanation

The source passage explicitly states: "Rule by majority does not become rule by majority community in terms of religion or race or linguistic group" — if someone is permanently barred from being in the majority based on birth, democratic rule ceases to be accommodative. Options A, C, and D do not threaten democracy.

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