Question 1

Who was the first to use the term 'Pressure Group' in his book?

Accepted Answer

A)  Earl Latham
B)  David Truman
C)  Peter Odegard
D)  Theodore J Lowi C

Question 2

Which one of the following was the first country-wide pressure group of the organized Indian working class?

Accepted Answer

A)  All India Trade union Congress
B)  Indian National Trade union Congress
C)  United Trade Union Congress
D)  Hind Mazdoor Sabha A

Question 3

Which of the following is not a method used by the pressure group for achieving its objectives?

Accepted Answer

A)  It finances political parties
B)  It organizes demonstrations
C)  It clearly aligns with a political party
D)  It tries to influence policy makers C

Question 4

In which country did the pressure group originated?

Accepted Answer

A)  England
B)  U.S.A.
C)  France
D)  U.S.S.R.

Question 5

What type of groups have manifested structural base?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Parties classified on the basis of rigidity are of two types. What are they?

Accepted Answer

A)  Instrumental and expressive
B)  Pragmatic and ideological
C)  Cell and militia
D)  Branch and caucus

Question 7

What type of group is formed on the basis of adherence to certain traditional norms or norms grown out of religious, regional, racial and ethnic loyalties?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

An understanding of group theory relies on illustrations rendered by three schools. They are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Pluralist School, Corporatist School and the New Right School
B)  Pluralist School, Functionalist School and Marxist School
C)  Pluralist School, Functionalist School and the New Right School
D)  Pluralist School, Marxist School and the New Right School

Question 9

A: Almond and Verba believe that the study of political participation is an extension to the study of political socialization.
B: According to them, political socialization is a process referring to a certain phase of citizen behavior which forces them to get precluded in the political system of the state.

Accepted Answer

A)  A is true, but B is false
B)  A is false, but B is true
C)  Both A and B are true
D)  Both A and B are false

Question 10

What type of groups is seen to use militant and violent means?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

What type of activities refers to when one tries to influence another into voting in favor of a certain person or party, thus initiating a political discussion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gladiatorial activities
B)  Transitional activities
C)  Spectator activities
D)  Apathetic activities

Question 12

A pressure group is :

Accepted Answer

A)  A group formed to protect the interests of members of a group by contesting elections
B)  A group of people who tries to capture power with the help of money
C)  A group of people with common objectives, which tries to promote the interest of its members by influencing the government policies
D)  A military group, which comes to the assistance of the state when the police force is unable to maintain law and order

Question 13

Which school denounced the idea of state as a monolithic entity, on the contrary
Viewed political power as fragmented and wisely dispersed?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

What type of activities refers to attending a political meeting or a rally, making momentary contributions or contracting a public officer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gladiatorial activities
B)  Transitional activities
C)  Spectator activities
D)  Apathetic activities

Question 15

Which school seeks to identify the interaction between group and state in industrialized society?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Which of the following is not a feature of pressure group?

Accepted Answer

A)  It tries to influence from outside
B)  Its membership is large
C)  It actively joins political parties
D)  Its member can join any number of groups

Question 17

What type of parties seeks to accommodate as many groups as possible in order to
Win an electoral majority?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pragmatic
B)  Ideological
C)  Instrumental
D)  Expressive

Question 18

A: all forms of participation are not considered to be political participation
B: Only when an action is intended to influence the decision making of the government, it may be called political participation.

Accepted Answer

A)  A is true, but B is false
B)  A is false, but B is true
C)  Both A and B are true
D)  Both A and B are false

Question 19

A: The dominant model of Political participation is Civic Voluntarism by Verba which is based on the socio-economic model of participation.
B: According to this proponents, people who are better educated and more affluent belonging to not below the middle class are likely to be participants.

Accepted Answer

A)  Both A and B are true and B is the correct explanation of A
B)  Both A and B are true and B is not the correct explanation of A
C)  A is true, but B is false
D)  A is false, but R is true

Question 20

Consider the following statements about the characteristics of Political participation:
(i) Political participation is not just mere interest in politics
(ii) It is something voluntary
(iii) It concerns activities in governments and politics and not any particular phase and any specific level or area of governance.
(iv) Participation is directly related to the quality of democracy.
Which of the above statements is/are true?

Accepted Answer

A)  (i) , (iii)  and (iv) 
B)  (ii) , (iii)  and (iv) 
C)  (i) , (ii)  and (iv) 
D)  (i) , (ii) , (iii)  and (iv)

Exam 6: Political Participation and Pressure Groups

Who was the first to use the term 'Pressure Group' in his book?

Which one of the following was the first country-wide pressure group of the organized Indian working class?

Which of the following is not a method used by the pressure group for achieving its objectives?

In which country did the pressure group originated?

What type of groups have manifested structural base?

Parties classified on the basis of rigidity are of two types. What are they?

What type of group is formed on the basis of adherence to certain traditional norms or norms grown out of religious, regional, racial and ethnic loyalties?

An understanding of group theory relies on illustrations rendered by three schools. They are:

What type of groups is seen to use militant and violent means?

What type of activities refers to when one tries to influence another into voting in favor of a certain person or party, thus initiating a political discussion?

A pressure group is :

Which school denounced the idea of state as a monolithic entity, on the contrary Viewed political power as fragmented and wisely dispersed?

What type of activities refers to attending a political meeting or a rally, making momentary contributions or contracting a public officer?

Which school seeks to identify the interaction between group and state in industrialized society?

Which of the following is not a feature of pressure group?

What type of parties seeks to accommodate as many groups as possible in order to Win an electoral majority?

A: all forms of participation are not considered to be political participation B: Only when an action is intended to influence the decision making of the government, it may be called political participation.

A: The dominant model of Political participation is Civic Voluntarism by Verba which is based on the socio-economic model of participation. B: According to this proponents, people who are better educated and more affluent belonging to not below the middle class are likely to be participants.