Organisations that undertake activities to promote the interests of specific social sections such as workers, employees, teachers, and lawyers are called _____________________ groups.

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Answer: Interest Groups.

Promoting the interests of a group of society or interests of particular sections of society is the usual aim of interest groups.

Professional associations of teachers, doctors, lawyers; business associations, trade unions are some examples of interest groups. Interest groups are also nothing but pressure groups.

Well being and betterment of their members and the not society in general, is their main concern of interest groups.

On some occasions they also represent and defend the general or common interest, and not just represent the interests of a particular section of society.

The cause represented by the organisation need not necessarily benefit only the members of the organisation.

The second type of group is the public interest group or also known as the promotional groups.

Insteading of just promoting selective good, collective good is promoted.

Apart from their own members, public interest groups will help other groups also.

Their activities are beneficial for others too.

To campaign against caste discrimination, BAMCEF (Backward and Minority Communities Employees Federation), an organisation majorly constituting government employees not only fights for the just cause of its members but also fights for social equality and justice of the entire society.

Rather than taking direct part in elections, movements and interest groups try to influence the politics.

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Q. Organisations that undertake activities to promote the interests of specific social sections such as workers, employees, teachers and lawyers are called ______________ groups.

Organisations that undertake activities to promote the interests of specific social sections such as workers, employees, teachers, and lawyers are called _____________ groups.

Match List I (organisations and struggles) with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

	List I		List II
1.	Organisations that seek to promote the interests of a particular section or group	Α.	Movement
2.	Organisations that seek to promote common interest	Β.	Political parties
3.	Struggles launched for the resolution of a social problem with or without an organisational structure	C.	Sectional interest groups
4.	Organisations that mobilise people with a view to win political power	D.	Public interest groups

	1	2	3	4
(a)	C	D	B	A
(b)	C	D	A	B
(c)	D	C	B	A
(d)	B	C	D	A

Q. Match List I (organisations and struggles) with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

	List I		List II
1	Organisations that seek to promote interests of a particular section or group	A	Movement
2	Organisations that seek to promote common interest	B	Political parties
3	Struggles launched for the resolution of a social problem with or without an organisational structure	C	Sectional interest groups
4	Organisations that mobilise people with a view to win political power	D	Public interest group

Consider the following statements about pressure groups and parties.

Α. Pressure groups are the organised expression of the interests and views of specific social sections.

Β. Pressure groups take positions on political issues.

C. All pressure groups are political parties.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) A, B and C

(b) A and B

(d) A and C

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