A. A small group within a party which fights for the interests of members, of its own category
B. Any small group, which contests elections, with the sale objective of protecting Interestsof Its members
C. A group of people who with the help of money try to secure control overgovernment
D. A group of people with common objectives which tries to influence the
Related Mcqs:
- An interest group is converted into a pressure group when it:
A. Resorts to use of military force
B. Exerts pressure on government to enact laws in the interest of its members
C. Resort to other than constitutional methods
D. Resorts to general strike and band - Largest ethnic group of Russia is Russian. Which is the second largest ethnic group?
A. Tatar
B. Ukrainian
C. Bashkir
D. Chuvash - Interest groups are found:
A. Only in democratic countries
B. In capitalist society
C. Only in totalitarian countries
D. In all countries - One of the basic features of interest groups is: __________?
A. To promote national interest
B. To promote interest of its members
C. It has close alignment with politics
D. They are found only in communist countries - Interest groups are:
A. Purely political organisations
B. Purely military organisations
C. Purely economic organisations
D. Of universal character and include groups like business, labour, farm co-operatives, church, other professional groups, etc. - A political party is a “body of men, united for the purpose of promoting, by the purpose of promoting, by their joint endeavours, the public interest upon. Some principles on which they are agreed”. Who said this?
A. Karl Marx
B. MacIver
C. Burke
D. Gettel
E. Laski - A pressure group is: ___________?
A. A group formed to protect the interests of members of a group by contesting elections
B. A group of people which tries to capture power with the help of money
C. A group of people with common objectives, which tries to promote the interests of its members by influencing the government policies
D. A military group, which comes to the assistance of the state when the police force is unable to maintain law and order - Who believed that a ‘political party consists of a group of citizens more or less organised who act as a political unit’:
A. Gettell
B. Finer
C. Garner
D. Ebenstein
E. Gilchrist - Which of the following is not a method used by the pressure group for achieving its objectives?
A. It finances political parties
B. It organises demonstrations
C. It clearly aligns with a political party
D. It tries to influence policy makers - Which one of the following is not true about pressure group?
A. Its membership is narrower
B. Member of one pressure group cannot become that of the other
C. Group does not contest elections
D. Group tries to create bolly in its favour
E. It acts from behind
