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Standard X
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Accountable and Legitimate government
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Democracy can be measured on the basis of______________.

A
Regular and free elections.
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Centralized decision making.
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Denial of citizen's rights.
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Restricted press.
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The correct option is A Regular and free elections.
The fundamental feature of democracy is that the citizens have right to choose their own representatives through free and fair elections. Elections are the central feature of democracy. For democracy to be successful the elections should always be free and regular. Regular elections are sine-qua-non for democracy as this does not promotes monarchy or autocracy.

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