2020 · Q53
Which one of the following statements with regard to ‘protective democracy’ is not correct?
General KnowledgeIndian Polity and Governance
- AIt propounds that citizen participation is essential in democracies.
- BCitizens must be able to protect themselves from governmental encroachments.
- CIt is compatible with laissez-faire capitalism.
- DPolitical equality is understood in formal terms as equal voting rights. 141
Explanation
Protective democracy (Bentham, James Mill) treats citizen participation — principally through voting — as essential, sees democracy as a shield against governmental encroachment, and understands political equality in formal terms as equal voting rights. The published keys for this paper identify the laissez-faire compatibility claim as the statement that is not correct. Note, however, that this question is key disputed: examrobot's verified key for CDS-II 2020 Q53 instead marks option A, treating protective democracy as requiring only periodic electoral participation.