Question 1.
The groups that form an organisation and undertake activities to promote their interests or their viewpoints are called:
(a) Pressure groups
(b) Agitation groups
(c) Mobile groups
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (a) Pressure groups
Such groups are called pressure groups.

Question 2.
Unlike political parties, pressure groups:
(a) Aim to directly control or share political power
(b) Do not aim to directly control or share political power
(c) Do not all attempt to influence government policies
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (b) Do not aim to directly control or share political power
Pressure groups do not aim to directly control or share political power.

Question 3.
The decision of movements is:
(а) More informal and flexible
(b) More formal and flexible
(c) Less informal and flexible
(d) Less formal and flexible

Answer
Answer: (а) More informal and flexible
The decision of movements is more informal and flexible.

Question 4.
Usually interest groups seek to promote the:
(a) Interests of particular section or groups of society
(b) Interest of the whole population
(c) Religious groups only
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (a) Interests of particular section or groups of society
Usually interest groups seek to promote the interests of particular section or group of society.

Question 5.
Promotional groups promote:
(а) Selective rather than collective good
(b) Collective rather than selective good
(c) Can be both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (b) collective rather than selective good
Promotional groups promote collective rather than selective good.

Question 6.
An organisation that is largely made up of government employees that campaign against caste discrimination to called:
(a) BAMCEF
(b) CEFBAM
(c) BAMFEC
(d) CEFMAB

Answer
Answer: (a) BAMCEF
It is called BAMCEF.

Question 7.
Generic movements always seek to:
(a) Achieve a broad goal in the very long term
(b) Achieve a broad goal in a very short term
(c) Achieve a single objective within a limited time frame
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (a) Achieve a broad goal in the very long term
Generic movements always seek to achieve a broad goal in the very long term.

Question 8.
The main objective of the Narmada Bachao Andolan was to:
(а) Give more water to the rural areas than urban areas
(b) To give more compensation to the villagers
(c) To stop the dam from being constructed
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) To stop the dam from being constructed
It is to stop the dam from being constructed.

Question 9.
The full form of NAPM, is:
(a) National Alliance for People’s Movement
(b) National Authority for People’s Movement
(c) National Assistance for People’s Movement
(d) National Authority Permanent Movement

Answer
Answer: (a) National Alliance for People’s Movement
It is National Alliance for Peoples’ Movement.

Question 10.
Most of the pressure groups:
(a) Try to influence the people into giving more attention to their issues
(b) Try to influence the media into giving more attention to their issues
(c) Try to influence political parties into giving more attention to their issues
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (b) Try to influence the media into giving more attention to their issues
Most of the pressure groups try to influence the media into giving more attention to their issues.

Question 11.
Business groups often employ :
(a) Media to solve their issues
(b) Labourers to do their work
(c) Professional lobbyists or sponsor expensive advertisements
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Professional lobbyists or sponsor expensive advertisements
Business groups often employ professional lobbyists or sponsor expensive advertisements.

Question 12.
On balance, pressure groups and movements have:
(a) Deepened democracy
(b) Deepened the people
(c) Deepened the media
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (a) Deepened democracy
On balance, pressure groups and movements have deepened democracy.

Question 13.
When different groups function actively:
(a) One single groups can achieve dominance over society
(b) All groups can achieve dominance over society
(c) No one single group can achieve dominance over society
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) No one single group can achieve dominance over society
When different groups function actively, no one single group can achieve dominance over society.

Question 14.
Nepal witnessed an extraordinary popular movement, aimed at restoring democracy in:
(a) April 2004
(b) April 2005
(c) April 2006
(d) April 2007

Answer
Answer: (c) April 2006
Nepal witnessed an extraordinary popular movement, aimed at restoring democracy in April, 2006.

Question 15.
King Birendra was killed in a mysterious massacre of the royal family in:
(a) 2000
(b) 2001
(c) 2002
(d) 2003

Answer
Answer: (b) 2001
King Birendra was killed in 2001.

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