AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.
(B) A government accountable to citizens and responsive to their needs
The textbook explicitly states: "the most basic outcome of democracy should be that it produces a government that is accountable to the citizens, and responsive to the needs and expectations of the citizens." Options A, C, and D are outcomes democracy does not guarantee — the chapter notes democracies don't always achieve higher economic growth, cannot eliminate all social conflicts, and often fail to reduce income inequality.