Question

Assertion (A): Democracies are based on political equality.

Reason (R): All individuals have equal say in electing representatives.

विकल्प

• Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

• Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

• (A) is correct but (R) is wrong.

• (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.

Answer 1

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Explanation:

1. The assertion states that democracies are based on political equality. This is true because democracies are systems of government where power is vested in the people and exercised through a system of representation.
2. The reason states that all individuals have an equal say in electing representatives. This is also true because in a democracy, each individual has one vote, and all votes are considered equal.
3. The reason directly explains the assertion. The equal say in electing representatives is the mechanism through which political equality is achieved in democracies