Question

Which among the following is the special feature that distinguishes a pressure group from a political party?

• A. Parties take political stances, while pressure groups do not bother about political issues
• B. Pressure groups are confined to a few people, while parties involve larger number of people
• C. Pressure groups do not seek to get into power, while political parties do
• D. Pressure groups do not seek to mobilize people, while parties do

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Pressure groups do not seek to get into power, while political parties do

• A pressure group is an organized or an unorganized body that seeks to promote its interests while a political party seeks to attain political power by contesting elections.
• Pressure groups are formed by the people of common interests, occupations and opinions while political parties are forced on the basic of ideology and vision.
• A pressure group represents their own single interests while political parties represents various interests.