Sectional and Public Interest Groups

Q.

Describe the forms of relationship between pressure groups and political parties?

Q. What does the abbreviation, BAMCEF, stand for?

1. Backward And Minority Communities Employee Federation
2. Benificial And Majority Communities Employee Federation
3. Backward and Majority Communication Employment Fund
4. Backward And Minority Communities Employment Fund

Q.

What is a pressure group? Give a few examples.

Q. Pressure groups can be categorised as:

1. Sectional interest group
2. Gender based group
3. Caste based group
4. Public interest group

Q. Explain any one difference between a pressure group and a political party.

Q. Which of the following is special feature that distinguishes a pressure group from a political party?

1. Political parties take political stance while pressure groups are not always concerned with political issues
2. Pressure groups are confined to few people while political parties involves large number of people.
3. Pressure groups do not seek to get into power while political parties do
4. Pressure groups do not seek to mobilise people politically while political parties. do

Q. Which of the following are the roles of pressure groups?

1. Influence policy
2. Work towards betterment of society
3. Promote corrupt leaders
4. Abandon policies

Q. The interest groups which seek to promote the interests of a particular section or group of society.

1. Sectional interest groups
2. Pressure groups
3. People movements
4. Interest groups

Q. Based on the relation derived for pair 1, find the appropriate option for pair 2:
Pair 1:- Sectional interest group: Trade union;
Pair 2:- Public interest group: ____.

1. Farmer association
2. Human rights organisations
3. Caste groups
4. Backward and Minority Communities Employees Federation

Q. Organizations that seeks to promote the interests of a particular section or group ______________.

1. Movement
2. Political parties
3. Sectional interest groups
4. Public interest groups

Q. Ramu is a labourer in a government institution 'X'. He formed a group to protest and create pressure on the government against the low wages and harsh working conditions in the institution. The main goal of his group is to improve the life of the labourers of the institution 'X'. Considering this situation, which of the following might be true?

1. He is the leader of a sectional interest group.
2. He is the leader of a public interest group.
3. It's a crime to create pressure on the government.
4. The demands can only be fulfilled if the general public acknowledges it.

Q. Trade unions are public interest groups that protects the interests of every section of society.

1. True
2. False

Q. The Bolivian organisation, FEDECOR, is an example of a public interest group.

1. True
2. False

Q.

what is pressure group, pressure intrest group, sectional interest group? and give there differences

Q. What are sectional interest groups? How do they watch their interests?

Q. The option which is not a part of the Sectional Interest Group is

1. Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FIGCI)
2. Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC)
3. All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)
4. Backward and Minorities Community Employees Federation (BAMCEF)