A. Democratic countries
B. Countries with monarchy
C. Totalitarian states
D. Can exist in any country
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One of the outstanding characteristics of one-party system is that:
A. The people can easily influence the political decisions
B. Large number of people can be admitted as its members
C. Elections are free
D. Members have to abide by iron discipline of the party
One-party system means:
A. There is one dominant party, while the other parties occupy an insignificant position
B. There may be number of political parties but the government is formed by only one party viz., the party securing maximum of votes
C. There is only one political party and no other political party is permitted to come into existence
D. None of the above things
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
All pressure groups are: _________?
A. Temporary
B. Parmenent
C. Some are temporary while others are permanent
D. Formed for a fixed term
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
Interest groups are:
A. Purely political organisations
B. Purely military organisations
C. Purely economic organisations
D. Of universal character and include groups like business, labour, farm co-operatives, church, other professional groups, etc.
One of the basic features of interest groups is: __________?
A. To promote national interest
B. To promote interest of its members
C. It has close alignment with politics
D. They are found only in communist countries
Interest groups are found:
A. Only in democratic countries
B. In capitalist society
C. Only in totalitarian countries
D. In all countries
The function of associational pressure groups is to: __________?
A. Articulate the demands
B. Aggregate the demands
C. Regulate the demands
D. Communicate the demands