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Which one of the following is an argument against democracy?

A
Democratic government is more accountable
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Since many people are consulted in decision making, it improves the quality of decisions
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Democracy enhances the dignity of citizens
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Democracy is all about political competition and power play, with no scope for morality.
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Solution

The correct option is D Democracy is all about political competition and power play, with no scope for morality.
Main disadvantages of a democratic system are:
  • Leaders keep changing in democracy and this may lead to instability.
  • Democracy is all about political competition and power play, so often there is no scope for morality.
  • So many people have to be consulted in a democracy that it leads to delays in decision making.
  • Elected leaders sometimes do not know the best interest of the people, so it leads to bad decisions.


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Democracy is considered to be better than other forms of government. Which of the following statements supports this claim?

A. It is a more accountable form of government

B. It improves the quality of decision making

C. It ensures rapid economic development of citizens

D. It enhances the dignity of citizens


Q. Choose the correct option based on the following statements.

S1: Democracies promote inequality.
S2: Democracy enhances the dignity of all their citizens.
S3: Democracy do not allow better quality decision-making.
Q. In which way is the quality of decision making improved in democracy?
Q. In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between 'strong' arguments and 'weak' arguments. 'Strong' arguments must be both important and directly related to the question. 'Weak' arguments may not be directly related to the question and may be of minor importance or may be related to the trivial aspects of the question. Each question below is followed by arguments numbered I, II, III, IV. Decide which of the arguments are 'strong' arguments and which are 'weak' arguments?

Statement: Should all the management institutes in the country be brought under government control?
Arguments:
I. No, the government does not have adequate resources to run such institutes effectively
II. No, each institute should be given freedom to function on its own.
III. Yes, this will enable to have standardized education for all the students.
IV. Yes, only then the quality of education would be improved.
Q. How is the quality of decision making improved in a democracy?
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