Question

India is a democratic republic , because ______.
A) There is independence of judiciary
B) The Head of the State is elected by the people
C) There is a distribution of powers between the Central and the States
D) There is Parliament supremacy

Answer 1

Hint:Democratic means the Government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and the Republic means that the States are being ruled by the representatives chosen by the citizens in elections.

Complete answer:
India is a democratic republic country because the constitution has given the citizens of India the power to choose their own representatives and form their own government. Republic means that the supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives and democracy means a system of government in which the people elect their own representatives. These values are also enshrined in the Preamble of the Constitution. Now let's see the options:-

There is independence of judiciary- Judiciary has been made a watchdog to the legislative and the executive. It is independent in giving decisions. But it does not come under the purview of democratic republic hence this is incorrect.
The Head of the State is elected by the people- In a democratic and republic ,the head or the representative is elected by the people which in true sense describes democratic republic, therefore its the correct option.
There is a distribution of powers between the Central and the States- The word federation is used to describe the relation between centre and state in terms of power and hence this is an incorrect option.
There is Parliament supremacy- This is another feature which describes the unitary nature of the Indian government hence this is incorrect.

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

Note:This concept of democratic republic dates back way when America became the first democratic republic. Since then many countries have adopted a system of democratic republic as it gives proper representation to the people in decision making.