Question 3 - NCERT Questions - Chapter 1 Class 9 Political Science - What Is Democracy? Why Democracy - Political Science

Which of these is not a good argument in favour of democracy? Why? 

a) People feel free and equal in a democracy. 

b) Democracies resolve conflict in a better way than others. 

c) Democratic government is more accountable to the people. 

d) Democracies are more prosperous than others.

Answer :

So, the correct answer is (d).

• Statement a - People feel free and equal in democracy.  This a good argument in favour of democracy as in a democratic country people are treated equally without being discriminated on the basis of gender, caste, sex or race and they are allowed to express themselves.
• Statement b- Democracies resolve conflicts in a better way then others. This a good argument in favour of democracy as in a democratic country people are allowed to make mistakes.
• Statement c- Democratic government is more accountable to the people. This a good argument in favour of democracy as there is transparency in democratic country.

• Statement d - Democracies are more prosperous than others is not a good argument in favor of democracy as there are examples of countries being democratic but not as prosperous as other countries which are not democratic. Citizen of a democratic country vote for their leaders and participate in decision making process. Prosperity is not necessarily guaranteed since other factors include geography, economic capacity , government policies, human resources, minerals and more.