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Question
Describe their public interest pressure groups functioning
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Solution
i. They aim to help people and take up issues relating to them.
ii. They even take up issues which may not benefit the members of the group.
iii. They aspire to do collective good.
iv. They fight for social justice and social equality. Example: BAMCEF (Backward and Minority Communities Employees Federation)
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Match List I (organisations and struggles) with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
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List I |
List II |
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1. |
Organisations that seek to promote the interests of a particular section or group |
Α. |
Movement |
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2. |
Organisations that seek to promote common interest |
Β. |
Political parties |
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3. |
Struggles launched for the resolution of a social problem with or without an organisational structure |
C. |
Sectional interest groups |
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4. |
Organisations that mobilise people with a view to win political power |
D. |
Public interest groups |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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(a) |
C |
D |
B |
A |
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(b) |
C |
D |
A |
B |
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(c) |
D |
C |
B |
A |
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(d) |
B |
C |
D |
A |
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