A communal quest for political dominance by the larger community is called:
AMajoritarian dominance
BMinisterial dominance
CMunicipal dominance
DManagerial dominance
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Majoritarian dominance
1. A communal mind seeks political dominance for its own religious community.
2. When those who seek it belong to the majority community, it takes the form of majoritarian dominance.
3. So the correct term is majoritarian dominance.
_Source: syllabus Social Science, 'Democratic Politics II', Ch 4 'Gender, Religion and Caste'_
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