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NDA 1 2025 GAT, question 69

Topic: Polity and governance

Q69

Consider the following features:

  1. Consent of the governed

  2. Political equality

  3. Accountability of the ruled to the ruler

Which of the above feature/features outline democratic rule?

  1. (a) 1 and 2 onlyCorrect answer
  2. (b) 2 and 3 only
  3. (c) 1, 2 and 3
  4. (d) 3 only

Solution.

Answer: (a) 1 and 2 only

  1. Democratic authority rests on the consent of the governed and political equality.
  2. Accountability runs from the rulers to the people they govern; statement 3 reverses this relationship.
  3. Therefore only 1 and 2 describe democratic rule.