UPSC CSE Prelims

Correct Option: D (Limited government) Explanation: Constitutional government means public power is restrained by a higher legal framework, institutional limits and protected rights, rather than unrestricted rule of a majority or leader. Option-wise Analysis: A. Incorrect - A legislature can itself exercise unchecked authority; a constitution must still limit government. B. Incorrect - Popular electoral support alone does not ensure constitutionally limited power. C. Incorrect - Several parties are compatible with constitutional rule but are not required by its definition. D. Correct - a constitutional government is fundamentally a limited government.