Tag: civics

Questions Related to civics

The Dravida Munettra Kazhgam (DMK) and All India Dravida Munettra Kazhgam (AIDMK) were formed.after movements in ____________.

pressure groups election, political parties and pressure groups recent social movements social movements in our time civics

  1. Karnataka

  2. Rajhasthan

  3. Assam

  4. Tamil Nadu

Show answer
Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sometimes political parties grow out of movements. For example, when the Assam movement led by students against the ‘foreigners’ came to an end, it led to the formation of the Asom Gana Parishad. The roots of parties like the DMK and the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu can be traced to a long-drawn social reform movement during the 1930s and 1940s.

How democratic conflicts are resolved ?

pressure groups election, political parties and pressure groups recent social movements social movements in our time civics

  1. Judicial intervention

  2. Executive initiative

  3. Mass mobilization

  4. Initiative of Parliamentary committees

Show answer
Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Mass mobilisation is a process which engages and motivates several people, partners and allies to participate and join at national and local level to create awareness of a demand or to achieve a particular goal. The restoration of democracy in Nepal or the Bolivia's Water war are the best example of resolution of dispute by making demands and pressure by mass organisations directly participating to work towards achieving goal.

West Java is located in ___________.

pressure groups election, political parties and pressure groups recent social movements social movements in our time civics

  1. Indonasia

  2. Bolivia

  3. Nepal

  4. Pakistan

Show answer
Correct Option: A
Explanation:

West Java is located in Indonesia. In 2004, landless farmers from West Java, travelled to Jakarta, the capital city. They came with their families to demand land reforms and to insist on the return of their farms.

A crucial factor for any movement's existence is ________________.

pressure groups election, political parties and pressure groups recent social movements social movements in our time civics

  1. Political stand and ideology.

  2. Support of political parties

  3. Finances

  4. Area of influence

Show answer
Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Movement begins when mass public conscience realise that they are being deprived or not treated fairly or circumstances such exists that need to be changed or unchanged. Any movement's success depends upon the area of influence , the mass participation without which it would confine and cannot raise the demand in order to be fulfilled. This is why movements have loose organisations and informal decision making process. 

The group of people who try to influence policies of government is ______________.

pressure groups election, political parties and pressure groups recent social movements social movements in our time civics

  1. Political party

  2. Pressure group

  3. Opposition leaders

  4. Movement

Show answer
Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Pressure groups are organisations that attempt to influence government policies. But unlike political parties, pressure groups do not aim to directly control or share political power. These organisations are formed when people with common occupation, interest, aspirations or opinions come together in order to achieve a common objective.

The means adopted by the interest groups and movements to influence government is/are _____________.

pressure groups election, political parties and pressure groups recent social movements social movements in our time civics

  1. Agitations

  2. Strikes of bandh

  3. Peaceful demonstrations

  4. Signature campaign

Show answer
Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Pressure groups and movements exert influence on politics in a variety of ways:  They try to gain public support and sympathy for their goals and their activities by carrying out information campaigns, organising meetings, filing petitions, etc. Most of these groups try to influence the media into giving more attention to these issues. They often organise protest activity like strikes or disrupting government programmes.

A movement in Assam led to the formation of ___________________.

pressure groups election, political parties and pressure groups recent social movements social movements in our time civics

  1. Assam united democratic front

  2. Asom gana parishad

  3. Assam congress

  4. Dravida munettra kazhgam

Show answer
Correct Option: B

The professional lobbyists or expansive advertisements are usually employed by ______________.

pressure groups election, political parties and pressure groups recent social movements social movements in our time civics

  1. Environmentalists

  2. Educationalists

  3. Women associations

  4. Business group

Show answer
Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Business groups often employ professional lobbyists or sponsor expensive advertisements. Some persons from pressure groups or movement groups may participate in official bodies and committees that offer advice to the government.

Identify the option whose decision making is flexible and informal.

pressure groups election, political parties and pressure groups recent social movements social movements in our time civics

  1. Interest group

  2. Movement

  3. Political party

  4. Pressure group

Show answer
Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Social Movements are organised group of people having common purpose and work toward a common goal. Social movement are organised or sometimes informal who launch their mode of work toward bringing a social change. 

A movement of people is always a collective action, it may either work toward bringing a change or resisting a change and they may be organised or non organised having different modes to achieve their aim. movements have a loose organisation. 
Their decision making is more informal and flexible. They depend much more on spontaneous mass participation.

One of the example of an environmentalist movement is _______________.

pressure groups election, political parties and pressure groups recent social movements social movements in our time civics

  1. Chipko movement

  2. Fertilizer dealers' association

  3. Women's movement

  4. Movement for right to information

Show answer
Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Chipko movement is an environmentalist movement started in 1970s to protect the forests and trees being cut down. The people used to hug trees in a non violent fashion to show their protest. Thi moverment was a great success in Garhwal region of Uttarakhand.