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81.

Interest group means:

A.	A small group within a party which fights for the interests of members, of its own category	B.	Any small group, which contests elections, with the sale objective of protecting Interestsof Its members
C.	A group of people who with the help of money try to secure control overgovernment	D.	A group of people with common objectives which tries to influence the

82.

One of the basic features of interest groups is:

A.	To promote national interest	B.	To promote interest of its members
C.	It has close alignment with politics	D.	They are found only in communist countries

83.

Interest groups are:

A.	Purely political organisations	B.	Purely military organisations
C.	Purely economic organisations	D.	Of universal character and include groups like business, labour, farm co-operatives, church, other professional groups, etc.

84.

Interest groups are found:

A.	Only in democratic countries	B.	In capitalist society
C.	Only in totalitarian countries	D.	In all countries

85.

An interest group is converted into a pressure group when it:

A.	Resorts to use of military force	B.	Exerts pressure on government to enact laws in the interest of its members
C.	Resort to other than constitutional methods	D.	Resorts to general strike and band

86.

Pressure goups differ from political parties in so far as:

A.	They contest elections	B.	They have large membership
C.	They pursue broader objectives	D.	Their field of operation is very limited

87.

A person can be member of:

A.	Only one pressure group at time	B.	Any number of pressure groups at the same time
C.	Not more than three pressure groups at a time	D.	Either a pressure group or a political party

88.

All pressure groups are:

A.	Temporary	B.	Parmenent
C.	Some are temporary while others are permanent	D.	Formed for a fixed term

89.

Which one of the functions of the pressure groups given below has been wrongly listed?

A.	Pressure groups influence enactment of laws	B.	Pressure groups help the administrative departments in the formulation of policy
C.	Pressure groups provide funds to its members to contest elections	D.	Pressure groups play an important role in bringing about political, social and economic reforms

90.

One of the major defects of pressure groups is:

A.	They exercise undue pressure on the government with the help of majority at their disposal	B.	They try to promote the interests of their membes at the cost of the common people
C.	They try to influence the public opinion	D.	They interfere in the formulation of government policy