A. They contest elections
B. They have large membership
C. They pursue broader objectives
D. Their field of operation is very limited
Political Science Mcqs
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
Pressure groups first of all originated in: _________?
A. Switzerland
B. Britain
C. U.S.A
D. France
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
“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
The Pressure groups try to achieve their objectives through:
A. Violent methods
B. Persuasive methods
C. Agitational methods
D. All the above methods
The officially recognised party of Soviet Union is known as: __________?
A. The Socialist Party
B. The Bolshevik Party
C. The Communist Party
D. The Revolutionary Party