alleryWithin Asia, the country with the highest 'democracy is preferable' score was
ABangladesh
BSri Lanka
CIndia
DPakistan
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Sri Lanka
1. Survey scores: Sri Lanka 71%, India 70%, Bangladesh 69%, Nepal 62%, Pakistan 37%.
2. Sri Lanka had the highest preference for democracy.
3. Despite ethnic conflict, popular support for democracy there was strong.
_Source: syllabus Polity, Ch 5 "Outcomes of Democracy"_
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