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
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 - The pressure groups try to promote the interests of their members by exerting pressure on:
A. The legislature
B. The executive
C. The judiciary
D. All the above - One of the chief defects of the legal theory of rights is that: _________?
A. It attaches too much importance to moral rights
B. It noes not cover the whole field of rights
C. It concedes rights against the state
D. It attaches too much importance to the customs - Pressure groups first of all originated in: _________?
A. Switzerland
B. Britain
C. U.S.A
D. France - Pressure groups first of all originated in: _________?
A. Switzerland
B. Britain
C. U.S.S.R.
D. U.S.A. - 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 - All pressure groups are: _________?
A. Temporary
B. Parmenent
C. Some are temporary while others are permanent
D. Formed for a fixed term - Spoils system’ which one of the defects of paty system, means:
A. Giving tickets for election to party supporters without due regard to their merit
B. Allocation of offices to the people from the locality even though they do not deserve the same on merit
C. Distribution of jobs to the supporters of the party in power
D. None of the baove things - Which one of the following defects of private has been wrongly listed?
A. It leads to division of society into two hostile classes
B. It encourages self-interest at the cost of social interest
C. It encourages scramble for power and wealth in place of nutual co-operation
D. It leads to political instability - One of the chief defects of the Presidential system of government is: ____________?
A. No continuous and consistent policy can be followed
B. It leads to instibility of government
C. It lacks the representative character
D. It leads to frequent conflicts between Legislature and executive
