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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2015 — General Studies · Question 173 of 200

Q173
Indian Polity
The system of Indian democracy is
  1. a.By-party and Parliamentary in nature
  2. b.Multi-party and Parliamentary in nature
  3. c.Presidential form of Government
  4. d.None of the above

Answer: (B) Multi-party and Parliamentary in nature

India is a parliamentary democracy with a multi-party system. Unlike the US (two-party, presidential) or UK (broadly two-party, parliamentary), India has numerous national and regional political parties that contest elections. The executive (Council of Ministers) is accountable to the Legislature (Parliament).