In a nation where citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf, and the head of state is not a hereditary monarch but a public official chosen through elections, what form of government does this nation have?
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Democracy
Republic
india is a republic state which means that the head of the state is not selected but is elected by the members of the country by election and makes india the largest democracy in the world. hence option D is the correct option.