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.
Related Mcqs:
- “Where political parties are weak in principle and organisation, the pressure groups will flourish; where political parties are strong, pressure groups will be curbed”. Who made the above observation?
A. Barker
B. Bryce
C. Herman Finer
D. Harold Laski - 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 - One of the major defects of pressure groups is: _________?
A. They exercise undue pressure on the government with the help of majority at their disposal
B. They try to promote the interests of their membes at the cost of the common people
C. They try to influence the public opinion
D. They interfere in the formulation of government policy - The Pressure groups try to achieve their objectives through:
A. Violent methods
B. Persuasive methods
C. Agitational methods
D. All the above methods - Pressure groups first of all originated in: _________?
A. Switzerland
B. Britain
C. U.S.A
D. France - The function of associational pressure groups is to: __________?
A. Articulate the demands
B. Aggregate the demands
C. Regulate the demands
D. Communicate the demands - Pressure groups differ from political parties in so far as: _________?
A. They contest elections
B. They have large membership
C. They pursue broader objectives
D. Their field of operation is very limited - Which one fo the following is not one of the methods used by pressure groups for achieving their objectives?
A. They finance political parties
B. They sponsor their favourite candidates at the time of elections
C. They develop cantacts with legislators
D. They avoid going near the centre of authority - In which of the following countries the pressure groups are not permitted to function?
A. Britain
B. Switzerland
C. U.S.S.R.
D. None of the above
