Question

Statement 1: India is the worlds's oldest democracy.
Statement 2: India follows indirect democracy where the citizens elect their representatives to take decisions.

• A. Both statement 1 and 2 are true.
• B. Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.
• C. Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true.
• D. Both statement 1 and 2 are false.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true.

Democracy is a system of government where people exercise power directly or indirectly. India follows the first-past-the-post voting system to elect its representatives to various representative bodies. India is not the oldest democracy in the world. Some countries like Greece, Iceland, Great Britain, and the USA claim that they are the oldest democracies in the world.