Question

Assertion (A): Democracy is a legitimate government.

Reason (R): Regular, free and fair elections are the spirit of democracy.

Options

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

• Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.

• (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.

• (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.

Answer 1

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

Explanation:

Democracy is legitimate because its authority comes from the people’s consent; regular, free, and fair elections are the mechanism that gives citizens that consent and lets them choose or remove rulers, so they are the democratic “spirit.”