Social Science — CBSE Class 10 board question

(D) Only I, II and IV are correct.

Dignity of a person (III) is a characteristic, but the textbook lists it separately under outcomes. Free and fair elections, equality before law, and majority rule are core democratic features.

Wait — reconsidering: the textbook Exercise Q.6 identifies majority rule (C) as the odd one out, meaning it is NOT a necessary feature of democracy. Therefore the correct answer is (A) Only I, II and III are correct.

(A) Only I, II and III are correct.

Source: Outcomes of Democracy, Chapter 5

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• Exercise Q.6 in Chapter 5 directly asks which is the "odd one out" among: free and fair elections, dignity of the individual, majority rule, and equal treatment before law — and majority rule is the odd one out, as democracy protects minority rights too.
• So Characteristic IV (Majority rule) alone is problematic as a defining feature of democracy.
• Free and fair elections (I), Equality before law (II), and Dignity of a person (III) are all valid characteristics of democracy per the textbook.
• Answer: (A).