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Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I List II
1 Pressure group A Narmada Bachao Andolan
2 Long term movement B Asom Gana Parishad
3 Single issue movement C Womens movement
4 Political party D Fertilizer dealers association


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  1. 1-D, 2-C, 3-A, 4-B

  2. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C

  3. 1-C, 2-D, 3-B, 4-A

  4. 1-B, 2-D, 3-C, 4-A

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  1. Pressure Group -  Fertilizers dealers association.
    2. Long-term movement -  Women movement.
    3. Single issue movement -  Narmada Bachao Andolan.
    4. Political party -  Assam Gana Parishad.

Match List I (organisations and struggles) with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I List II
1 Congress Party A National Democratic Alliance
2 Bharatiya Janata Party B State party
3 Communist Party of India (Marxist) C United Progressive Alliance
4 Telugu Desam Party D Left Front


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  1. 1-C, 2-A, 3-B, 4-D

  2. 1-C, 2-D, 3-A, 4-B

  3. 1-C, 2-A, 3-D, 4-B

  4. 1-D, 2-C, 3-A, 4-B

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  1. Congress Party - United Progressive Alliance
    2. Bharatiya Janata Party - National Democratic Alliance
    3. Communist Party of India (Marxist) - Left Front
    4. Telugu Desam Party - State/Regional Party

Give an example of public interest group.

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  1. DECOR

  2. RECORD

  3. FEDECOR

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

FEDECOR is an organization of human right activists, labour, and community people. It was an organization formed in Bolivia which wanted the government to end the privatization of water resources in the country. This organization consisted of engineers, economists, environmentalists, academicians etc. It was a kind of public interest group.

The decision-making of a movement is _______.

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  1. Formal

  2. Inflexible

  3. Informal and flexible

  4. Self- centered

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Like an interest group, a movement also attempts to influence politics rather than directly take part in electoral competition. But unlike the interest groups, movements have a loose organisation. Their decision making is more informal and flexible. They depend much more on spontaneous mass participation than an interest group.

How did people protest against the 'Kittiko-Hochchiko' movements?

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  1. By throwing stones on political leaders

  2. By throwing flowers on political leaders

  3. By plucking eucalyptus trees and planting other saplings

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Kittiko Hachiko Movement was a nonviolent protest in 1987 lend by the people in Karnataka where they plucked the eucalyptus plants and planted saplings of plants that were useful to the people. The reason was that- The Karnataka government had set up a company named Karnataka Pulpwood. About 30000 hectares of land was given to the company. Most of this land was used by the farmers for grazing their cattle on the field. But the company began to plant eucalyptus trees on this land which could be used for making paper pulp. This caused problems for the local farmers and they started this movement.