The term 'democratic' in the Preamble indicates:

Explanation

The Constitution’s Preamble begins with “We, the People of India” and calls India a “Democratic Republic”, so democratic authority is not located in one office or class. Supreme power rests with the people, and India’s democracy works through elected representatives in a parliamentary system. The adult-franchise part is anchored in Article 326, which says elections to the House of the People and State Legislative Assemblies are based on adult suffrage. The wider constitutional logic is that political democracy is secured through universal adult franchise, periodic elections, rule of law, an independent judiciary, and absence of discrimination, while the democratic ideal also carries social and economic meaning.

Why the other options are wrong

• (A) India is a representative parliamentary democracy based on adult franchise, not a Swiss-style direct democracy.
• (B) The Preamble’s “We, the People of India” contradicts the idea that only the President holds power in a democracy.
• (C) Democracy does not mean power belongs only to politicians; elected offices derive legitimacy from the people through adult-franchise elections.

Concept

The Preamble’s political vocabulary gives “democratic” a constitutional meaning tied to popular sovereignty. RAS preparation links Preamble terms with institutions such as elections, parliamentary government, rule of law, and adult franchise.

Source

• India Code, Constitution of India
• https://www.eci.gov.in/eci-backend/public/api/download?url=LMAhAK6sOPBp%2FNFF0iRfXbEB1EVSLT41NNLRjYNJJP1KivrUxbfqkDatmHy12e%2FzVx8fLfn2ReU7TfrqYobgIkCVbo%2FAJ5ApFLF%2BNAZTFjg08rLFgwt8gNY8YczSrWjOOcEZ5FMRsbDFjwXw%2FkGK1MeT9u%2BfXmCgNpvHLoRWgo%2FH5ZO9ljgRFjdlSLIQ58WxcY7QhZhqBHNvhJBugtILhg%3D%3D

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