UPSC CSE Prelims 2024

Democracy’s superior virtue lies in the fact that it calls into activity

a) the intelligence and character of ordinary men and women. 

b) the methods for strengthening executive leadership. 

c) a superior individual with dynamism and vision. 

d) a band of dedicated party workers. 


Solution: 

The word democracy comes from the Greek word "demos", meaning people, and "kratos" meaning power; so, democracy can be thought of as "power of the people": a way of governing which depends on the will of the people. The most obvious ways to participate in government are to vote, or to stand for office and become a representative of  the people. Democracy, however, is about far more than just voting, and there are numerous other ways of engaging with politics and government. The effective functioning of democracy, in fact, depends on ordinary people using these other means as much as possible. The take-off point for a democracy is the idea of consent, i.e., the desire, approval and participation of people. It is the decision of people that creates a democratic government and decides about its functioning. So, since democracy requires voter’s decision making hence intelligence and character of common people are called in.

Ans: (a) 


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