Question

If the more articulate members of a community formed a coherent and united class with a common interest, democracy would probably replace into the rule of that intelligent, educated minority; even as it is, the democracies of the modern world are much closer to this fate than they are to the much – canvassed dangers of mob rule. Far from oppressing the cultured minority or any other minorities, democracy gives more of them more scope to have their way than any other system does. This is the lesson of experience. It might also have been derived from an analysis of the concept of democracy, if the concept had been accurately analysed.
(CAT 1990)

What emerges as the truth from a reading of the paragraph is that

• A. forms of government other than democracy give the mobs great scope for self-expression.
• B. democracy provides greater scope for mob rule.
• C. democracy provides greater scope for the rule of the minority.
• D. forms of government other than democracy give the educated minority greater scope for set expression.

Answer 1

The correct option is C democracy provides greater scope for the rule of the minority.

C can be derived from the excerpt: ‘“Far from oppressing the cultured minority or any other minorities, democracy gives more of them more scope to have their way than any other system does”.