Ministers having to answer in Parliament strengthens which value in governance?

Correct answer: Accountability

Correct answer: A, accountability. In a parliamentary democracy, ministers exercise public power and therefore must explain their decisions, actions, spending, and results to Parliament. Members of Parliament may ask questions, demand information, discuss policies, and criticise failures. This process makes ministers answerable to elected representatives and indirectly to citizens. A is correct because accountability means accepting responsibility and giving reasons for public decisions. B is wrong because secret authoritarianism avoids public questioning rather than encouraging it. C is wrong because dynastic rule means power passing through a family, which is unrelated to parliamentary questioning. D is wrong because ministers govern public institutions, not private organisations. Memory cue: “Answering in the House means being accountable to the people.”