Which one of the following countries is effectively a one-party state due to legal and military measures?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Myanmar
Countries like Myanmar, Belarus, Egypt and Eritrea are effectively one-party states due to legal and military measures. In China, Cuba and Syria, by contrast, the constitution itself permits only a single party to rule.
NCERT (2025-26): “Nature of Congress dominance India is not the only country to have experienced the dominance of one party. If we look around the world, we find many other examples of one-party dominance. But there is a crucial difference between these and the Indian experience. In the rest of the cases the dominance of one party was ensured by compromising democracy. In some countries like China, Cuba and Syria the constitution permits only a single party to rule the country. Some others like Myanmar, Belarus, Egypt, and Eritrea are effectively one-party states due to legal and military measures. Until a few years ago, Mexico, South Korea and Taiwan were also effectively one-party dominant states. What distinguished the dominance of the Congress party in India from all these cases was it happened under democratic conditions.…” |