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Challenges To Indian Democracy — Syllabus

NIOS · Class 10 · Social Studies

What Challenges To Indian Democracy covers in NIOS Class 10 Social Studies: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session.

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4 Topics · NIOS Class 10 Social Studies · 2026-27

Topics in Challenges To Indian Democracy

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1. Meaning and Forms of Democracy

  • Democracy means government of the people, for the people, and by the people.
  • The word democracy comes from the Greek word demokratia, formed from demos meaning people and Kratos meaning power.
  • Abraham Lincoln defined democracy as a government of the people, for the people, and by the people.
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2. Essential Conditions of Democracy

  • A genuine democracy must satisfy both political and socio-economic conditions.
  • Political conditions include a Constitution that vests supreme power in the people.
  • Fundamental rights and human rights must be protected.
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3. Major Challenges to Indian Democracy

  • The major challenges are illiteracy, poverty, gender discrimination, casteism, communalism, religious fundamentalism, regionalism, corruption, criminalization of politics, and political violence.
  • These challenges weaken equality, justice, participation, and stability in democracy.
  • Many of these problems are linked with social inequality and lack of development.
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4. Illiteracy and Poverty

  • Illiteracy was a serious challenge at independence and remains a challenge.
  • The literacy rate in India in 1951 was 18.33 per cent and female literacy was 8.9 per cent.
  • According to the 2011 Census, the overall literacy rate rose to 74.04 per cent and female literacy rate was 65.46 per cent.

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DemocracyPolitical conditions of democracySocial and economic conditions of democracyIlliteracyPovertyGender discriminationCasteismCommunalism

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Key topics in Challenges To Indian Democracy include Meaning and Forms of Democracy, Essential Conditions of Democracy, Major Challenges to Indian Democracy, Illiteracy and Poverty. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the NIOS Class 10 board exam.
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