Mewat is one of the most backward areas in Haryana. It used to be a part of district Gurgaon and Faridabad.

Consider the following statements about pressure groups and parties :

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

Which among the following is the special feature that distinguishes a pressure group from a political party ?

Organisations that undertake activities to promote the interests of specific social sections such as workers, employees, teachers and lawyers are called ................ groups.

What is the difference between a pressure group and a political party ?

What is a pressure group ? Give a few examples.

Explain how the activities of pressure groups are useful in the functioning of a democratic government.

Describe the forms of relationship between pressure groups and political parties.

In what ways do pressure groups and movements exert influence on politics?

This cartoon is called ‘News-no-news’. Who is most often visible in the media? Whom are we most likely to hear about in newspapers?

The Green Belt Movement has planted 30 million trees across Kenya. Its leader Wangari Maathai is very disappointed with the response of government officials and politicians:

Follow the news on any news channel for one week. ake a note of news related to pressure groups or movements representing the following sector or sections :

What are the social movements listed in these news clippings? What efforts are they making? Which sections are they trying to mobilise?

Do you think the cartoon exaggerates the obstructionist role of bureaucracy in the implementation of the Act?

Can you identify the pressure groups functioning in the news clippings given here? What demand are they making?

Governments initiate schemes and programmes to alleviate the suffering of the poor and meet their basic needs. But poverty remains in the country. What could be the reasons for such a situation?

In 1984, the Karnataka government set up a company called Karnataka Pulpwood Limited. About 30,000 hectares of land was given virtually free to this company for 40 years.

Does it mean that whichever side manages to mobilizing a bigger crowd gets away with whatever it wants? Are we saying that ‘Might is Right’ in a democracy?

Are you suggesting that strike, dharna, bandh and demonstration are a good thing? I thought it happened only in our country, because we are not a mature democracy yet.