2024 · Q61
Which one amongst the following cannot be a feature of a 'totalitarian regime'?
General KnowledgeIndian Polity and Governance
- AState control of the political and often personal realms of individual life
- BA monopoly of the means of mass communication
- COne-party State
- DAutonomy of civil society
Explanation
A totalitarian regime is characterised by state control over the political and personal realms of individual life (A), a monopoly of the means of mass communication (B), and typically a one-party state (C). Autonomy of civil society — independent associations, press and organisations free from state control — is precisely what a totalitarian regime destroys, so it cannot be a feature of such a regime. The answer is (D).