Characteristics of an Authoritarian State includes:
(A) Abolition of Civil liberties.
(B) Freedom of political activities.
(C) Restrictions on freedom of press.
(D) Infringement of Fundamental Rights.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (C) and (D) only
(A) Abolition of Civil liberties. Correct. An authoritarian state is the opposite of a democratic state: the people have no voice and those in power are not accountable to anyone. Such states often limit or abolish civil liberties such as freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
(B) Freedom of political activities. Incorrect. Freedom of political activity is one of the very liberties an authoritarian state limits or abolishes; allowing it is a mark of democracy.
(C) Restrictions on freedom of press. Correct. Freedom of the press is among the civil liberties such states restrict.
(D) Infringement of Fundamental Rights. Correct. Such states also take away rights like the right to protection from wrongful use of authority and the right to the due processes of law; taking away such basic rights is an infringement of the rights citizens are guaranteed.
NCERT (2025-26): “6.4 State and Civil Society … An authoritarian state is the opposite of a democratic state. It is a state in which the people have no voice and those in power are not accountable to anyone. Authoritarian states often limit or abolish civil liberties like freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of political activity, right to protection from wrongful use of authority, right to the due processes of the law, and so on.…” |