AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.
(B) It is a legitimate government — people's own government
The passage explicitly states: "There is one respect in which democratic government is certainly better than its alternatives: democratic government is legitimate government. It may be slow, less efficient… But a democratic government is people's own government." Options A, C, and D are directly contradicted by the passage, which says democracy does not guarantee economic equality, is not free of corruption, and does not resolve all social conflicts permanently.