alleryWho has the main authority in a democracy, according to the NCERT lesson?
ASenior civil servants
BThe voting people
CThe Supreme Court
DNewspaper owners
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The voting people
1. The people elect their MLAs.
2. Those MLAs approve the work of the ministers and departments.
3. So the main authority rests with the people, not with owners, officers or courts.
_Source: NCERT Class 7 Social and Political Life II, Ch 3 How the State Government Works_
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