From the viewpoint of rights, which democracy will be considered most meaningful?

A democracy where elections are accompanied by liberty, equality, and remedies

Correct answer: C. A meaningful democracy combines elections with effective rights. Elections allow people to choose representatives, but liberty lets citizens speak and organise, equality requires fair treatment, and remedies provide a lawful way to challenge violations. These protections make government accountable and enable citizens to participate between elections as well as during them. A is inadequate because elections alone cannot make a system democratic when criticism is banned. B is wrong because democracy must respect disagreement and minority rights. D is wrong because passive obedience is not active citizenship. The word ‘remedies’ is important: rights must be usable in practice, not merely written on paper. Memory cue: meaningful democracy means elections plus effective rights.

This is a Class 9 Civics question. Chapter: Democratic Rights. Topic: The significance of rights in a democracy.