If rights are made dependent only on majority will, how will their basic nature change?

They will change from permanent protection into temporary permission

Correct answer: D. A right is a protection that a person can claim even when the majority dislikes the person’s view or identity. If the majority can give or withdraw that protection whenever it wishes, the protection is no longer secure or universal. It becomes a temporary permission dependent on political favour. Option D is correct because it explains this change from an enforceable safeguard to conditional approval. Option A is wrong because dependence on changing majority opinion makes a right less permanent, not more permanent. Option B is wrong because courts would have less independent ability to protect it if the majority alone controlled it. Option C is wrong because dignity becomes weaker when basic protection depends on approval by others. Rights may be subject to lawful limits, but their basic existence cannot depend only on the popularity of the majority. Memory cue: a right can be claimed; permission can be withdrawn.

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