The pressure groups are:

Related Mcqs:

1. “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

2. 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

3. Which one of the following feature of pressure groups has been wrongly listed?

   A. The pressure groups try to promote the interests of its members
   B. The pressure groups can be both temporary as well as permanent
   C. The pressure groups generally do not have any poliitical alignment
   D. None of the above

4. Pressure groups first of all originated in: _________?

   A. Switzerland
   B. Britain
   C. U.S.S.R.
   D. U.S.A.

5. Who describes the Pressure groups as the Third House of the Legislature?

   A. Bryce
   B. Finer
   C. G.D.H. Code
   D. A.V.Dicey

6. The function of associational pressure groups is to: __________?

   A. Articulate the demands
   B. Aggregate the demands
   C. Regulate the demands
   D. Communicate the demands

7. 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

8. All pressure groups are: _________?

   A. Temporary
   B. Parmenent
   C. Some are temporary while others are permanent
   D. Formed for a fixed term

9. Which one of the functions of the pressure groups given below has been wrongly listed?

   A. Pressure groups influence enactment of laws
   B. Pressure groups help the administrative departments in the formulation of policy
   C. Pressure groups provide funds to its members to contest elections
   D. Pressure groups play an important role in bringing about political, social and economic reforms

10. 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