Question

One of the merits of democracy is ______________.

• A. That democracy upholds individual liberties.
• B. Social inequality.
• C. Social and economic inequality
• D. Discrimination on the basis of colour.

Answer 1

The correct option is A That democracy upholds individual liberties.

Democracy stands much superior in promoting the dignity and freedom of the individual. As democracy is based on the principle of political equality, on recognizing that the poorest and the least educated have the same status as the rich and the educated. People are not the subject of a ruler, they are the rulers themselves. Thus, it is one of the merits of democracy that democracy upholds individual liberties.