Question 1

Which school focuses on the preponderance of pressure groups in society?

Accepted Answer

A) Corporatist school 
B) The New Right School 
C) Marxist School 
D) Pluralist School 
A) Corporatist school 
B) The New Right School 
C) Marxist School 
D) Pluralist School

Question 2

Pressure groups differ from political parties in so far as

Accepted Answer

A) They contest elections 
B) They have large membership 
C) They pursue broader objectives 
D) Their field of operation is very limited 
A) They contest elections 
B) They have large membership 
C) They pursue broader objectives 
D) Their field of operation is very limited

Question 3

What type of group operates within the framework of formal institution like political
Parties?

Accepted Answer

A) Anomic interest groups 
B) Non associational groups 
C) Institutional interest group 
D) Associational interest group 
A) Anomic interest groups 
B) Non associational groups 
C) Institutional interest group 
D) Associational interest group

Question 4

In which of the following countries the pressure groups are not permitted to function?

Accepted Answer

A) Britain 
B) Switzerland 
C) U.S.S.R. 
D) None of the above 
A) Britain 
B) Switzerland 
C) U.S.S.R. 
D) None of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is not an example of associational interest group?

Accepted Answer

A) Trade unions 
B) Ethnic association 
C) Businessman 
D) Skill groups 
A) Trade unions 
B) Ethnic association 
C) Businessman 
D) Skill groups

Question 6

Which of the following is not included in Olson classification of groups?

Accepted Answer

A) Small 
B) Intermediate 
C) Large 
D) Anomic 
A) Small 
B) Intermediate 
C) Large 
D) Anomic

Question 7

Political participation classified in terms of purpose is of two types. What are they?

Accepted Answer

A) Instrumental and expressive 
B) Instrumental and spectator 
C) Spectator and expressive 
D) Spectator and transitional 
A) Instrumental and expressive 
B) Instrumental and spectator 
C) Spectator and expressive 
D) Spectator and transitional

Question 8

Scholars identify three major typologies of pressure groups on the basis of

Accepted Answer

A) Interest content, organizational form and type of membership 
B) Interest content, organizational form and protection 
C) Interest content, demands and protection 
D) Interest content, demands and type of membership 
A) Interest content, organizational form and type of membership 
B) Interest content, organizational form and protection 
C) Interest content, demands and protection 
D) Interest content, demands and type of membership

Question 9

Which of the following is not an example of anomic interest group?

Accepted Answer

A) Dal Khalsa 
B) Naxalite Groups 
C) Tamil Sangh 
D) Nava Nirman Samithi of Gujarat 
A) Dal Khalsa 
B) Naxalite Groups 
C) Tamil Sangh 
D) Nava Nirman Samithi of Gujarat

Which school focuses on the preponderance of pressure groups in society?

Pressure groups differ from political parties in so far as

What type of group operates within the framework of formal institution like political Parties?

In which of the following countries the pressure groups are not permitted to function?

Which of the following is not an example of associational interest group?

Which of the following is not included in Olson classification of groups?

Political participation classified in terms of purpose is of two types. What are they?

Scholars identify three major typologies of pressure groups on the basis of

Which of the following is not an example of anomic interest group?

Political Sociology Key Concepts and Thinkers

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Exam 6: Political Participation and Pressure Groups

Which school focuses on the preponderance of pressure groups in society?

Pressure groups differ from political parties in so far as

What type of group operates within the framework of formal institution like political Parties?

In which of the following countries the pressure groups are not permitted to function?

Which of the following is not an example of associational interest group?

Which of the following is not included in Olson classification of groups?

Political participation classified in terms of purpose is of two types. What are they?

Scholars identify three major typologies of pressure groups on the basis of

Which of the following is not an example of anomic interest group?

Political Sociology Key Concepts and Thinkers

Political Sociology and Forms of Government

Pillars of Power: Monarchy, Theocracy, and Elites

Power, Legitimacy, and Democracy

Political Participation and Theocratic Government

Political Parties and Systems of Government

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