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Mark the incorrect statement.

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  1. Pressure groups take up the political issues

  2. Pressure groups are organized expression of the interests and views of specific social sections

  3. All pressure groups are political parties

  4. They do not contest elections

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Social groups are the collection or group of people who interact with each other having common interests. A pressure group is a group of people who try to influence government policies or legislation in their interest. They are organised group who do not take part in legislation making process but persuade government to work for fulfillment of their interest. These are also called Interest groups. E.g., Bharatiya Kisan Union

King Martin Luther Jr.was influenced by _____________.

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  1. John Carlos

  2. Abraham Lincoln

  3. Mahatma Gandhi

  4. Jawaharlal Nehru

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

King Martin Luther Jr. was much influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and his ideologies of non-violence and truth. He adopted his ideology and technique to led the civil rights movement in US to give voice to rights of the people (African) who were being harshly discriminated and tortured. Gandhiji's success in Indian Independence movement placed him in influential position.

The one who led civil-rights movement in US from 1954 to 1968 was ________________.

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  1. Peter Norman

  2. Jessy Owen

  3. Martin Luther King Jr

  4. John Carlos

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Martin Luther King Jr. was a renowned civil rights activist who led the civil rights movement in US for Blacks and Africans who did not have the rights that Americans already enjoyed. The Movement began expressly with the Montgomery Bus Incident when one local leader Rosa Parks who is African refused to give up her seat for white American. Martin Luther King led all the major movements including civil disobedience, non- violent protests, sit ins etc. He continued to do so  until he was assassinated in 1968.

What is meant by "Pressure Group" _____________________.

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  1. Organizations that attempts to influence government policies .

  2. Government aided organizations .

  3. Mass movements .

  4. Public sector organisations .

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Correct Option: A
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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 primary objective of Black Power Movement was to eliminate ______________.

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  1. Caste discrimination

  2. Gender inequality.

  3. Racial discrimination.

  4. Economic inequalities

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Correct Option: C
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Black Power Movement is the movement that emphasized of the elimination of the racial discrimination against African-Americans and formation of Political and social Institutions of Blacks to have adequate representation without which non-discrimination would be futile. It emerged out of the Civil Rights Movement in the US.

Which of the following is special feature that distinguishes a pressure group from a political party?

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  1. Political parties take political stance while pressure groups are not always concerned with political issues

  2. Pressure groups are confined to few people while political parties involves large number of people.

  3. Pressure groups do not seek to get into power while political parties do

  4. Pressure groups do not seek to mobilise people politically while political parties. do

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Correct Option: C
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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

"Medha Patekar" is associated with which movement?

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  1. Women's movement

  2. Anti-Liquor movement

  3. Narmada Bachao Andolan

  4. Movement for the backward classes

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Narmada Bachao Andolan is a movement started with the specific issue of the people displaced by the creation of Sardar Sarovar dam on the Narmada river. Its objective was to stop the dam from being constructed. Gradually it became a wider movement that questioned all such big dams and the model of development that required such dams. Medha Patekar is an Indian Social Activist who works on various Social and economic issues raised by Women, Dalits, Backward Classes and other environmental Concerns. She played a key role in Narmada Bachao Andolan in 1985.

What is the objective of Pressure Groups ?

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  1. To influence the policies of the government.

  2. Highlight achievements of government

  3. Attain power

  4. Contest elections

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Correct Option: A
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

In the context of popular struggles and movements, the term 'mobilization' implies _____________.

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  1. Act of assembling for confrontation or common goal

  2. Peaceful demonstration

  3. Assembling of facts

  4. Alliance of political parties

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Correct Option: D
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Mobilisation in the context of popular struggle and movement implies alliance of political parties or organisations to give voice to the demands of public and infusing recognition in their voice. The example of mobilisation can be seen during the popular struggle for restoration of democracy in Nepal where All major political parties formed Seven Party Alliance (SPA).

The movement of April 2006 in Nepal was aimed at regaining popular control over the ______ from ___________ .

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  1. Monarchy, democracy

  2. Elected representatives, the people

  3. Government,the king

  4. The king, elected representatives.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 King Birendra, who has accepted this transition from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy, was killed in a mysterious massacre of the royal family in 2001. King Gyanendra, the new king of Nepal, was not prepared to accept democratic rule. He took advantage of the weakness and unpopularity of the democratically elected government. In February 2005, the king dismissed the then Prime Minister and dissolved the popularly elected Parliament. The movement of April 2006 was aimed at regaining popular control over the government from the King.