AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.
(B) It guarantees a higher rate of economic growth than dictatorship
As per the textbook, democracy is considered better because it promotes equality, enhances dignity, and allows room to correct mistakes — but economic growth is not guaranteed to be higher under democracy than dictatorship.
Source: Outcomes of Democracy, Chapter 5
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The passage explicitly states that dictatorial regimes have had a slightly better average rate of economic growth (4.42% vs 3.95%), so democracy does not guarantee higher economic growth. The other three options (equality, dignity, room to correct mistakes) are directly listed as reasons democracy is preferred. Examiners expect you to recall this key contrast — democracy's strength lies in its moral/political outcomes, not guaranteed economic superiority.