CSS :: Political Parties and Pressure Group
101.
"Where political parties are weak in principle and organisation, the pressure groups will flourish; where political parties are strong, pressure groups will be curbed". Who made the above observation?
A.
Barker
B.
Bryce
C.
Herman Finer
D.
Harold Laski
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
102.
Who describes the Pressure groups as the Third House of the Legislature?
A.
Bryce
B.
Finer
C.
G.D.H. Code
D.
A.V.Dicey
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
103.
A conservative party anywhere would stand for:
A.
Private ownership
B.
Public ownership
C.
Mixed economy
D.
Gradual nationalisation of means of production
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
104.
Which one of the following is the most suitable expression of the role of pressure groups?
A.
They exercise undue pressure on politicians
B.
They function mainly by bribing officials
C.
They voice the interests of particular sections
D.
They come into being to agitate and then go into liquidation
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
105.
The function of associational pressure groups is to:
A.
Articulate the demands
B.
Aggregate the demands
C.
Regulate the demands
D.
Communicate the demands
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
106.
The political parties are generally formed on the basis of:
A.
Common interests
B.
Common economic and political principles
C.
Common group interests
D.
All the above
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
107.
Political parties render great service to the poor people by:
A.
Taking up their cause with the government
B.
Providing free legal assistance to needy persons
C.
Providing them necessary funds to contest elections
D.
All the above measures
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
108.
Who described political parties as 'power behind the throne'?
A.
MacIver
B.
Lord Bryce
C.
Burke
D.
Herman Finer
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
109.
"Parties are inevitable. No free country has been without them". The above statement was made by:
A.
Herman Finel
B.
Lord Bryce
C.
Harold J.Laski
D.
Mather
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
110.
The political parties impart to the citizens:
A.
Political education
B.
Political as well as legal education
C.
Political as well as general education
D.
No education
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
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