Question

Which of the following statements about democracy are correct?
1. Democracy is a government of the people, for the people and by the people.
2. Democracy is a rule of the majority.
3. Democracy provides an opportunity to the people to voice their grievances in a peaceful manner.
4. Democracy always leads to the disintegration of the society.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

• A. 1, 2, 3 and 4
• B. 2, 3 and 4
• C. 1 and 4
• D. 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

The correct option is D 1, 2 and 3

A democratic polity, as stipulated in the Preamble, is based on the doctrine of popular sovereignty, that is, possession of supreme power by the people. The Indian Constitution provides for representative parliamentary democracy under which the executive is responsible to the legislature for all its policies and actions. The universal adult franchise, periodic elections, rule of law, independence of the judiciary, and absence of discrimination on certain grounds are the manifestations of the democratic character of the Indian polity.