Why is the end of apartheid considered a victory of democracy?

Correct answer: क्योंकि इससे समान राजनीतिक भागीदारी का रास्ता खुला

Correct answer: C, it opened the way for equal political participation. Apartheid denied political rights on the basis of race and placed power in the hands of a minority. Its end made it possible to establish equal citizenship, universal political participation, and representative democratic institutions. Democracy is not merely the existence of elections; elections must be based on political equality and citizens must be able to participate without racial exclusion. A is wrong because ending apartheid rejected, rather than legally accepted, racial superiority. B is wrong because the change aimed to widen participation, especially for the previously excluded majority. D is wrong because constitutional government was central to the transition and was not abolished. The historical lesson is that democracy opposes rule based on inherited racial privilege. Memory cue: ending apartheid changed “rule by race” toward “equal citizenship and participation.”