Social Studies Question(1 Marks)

The two Sectional Interest Groups are –

1. Trade Union.
2. Business Associations.
3. Professional bodies- lawyers, doctors, teachers, etc.

Political party in India which grew out of a movement is:

1. Asom Gana Parishad.
2. DMK (Dravida Munnetra kazhagam).
3. AIADMK (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam).
4. AAP (Aam Admi Party).

One difference between a pressure group and a political party is:
Political parties contest elections and hold power in the government while pressure groups attempt to influence government policies.

Difference between Pressure Groups and Political Parties are -
Pressure groups do not aim to directly control or share political power, but political parties directly control and share political power.

The main aim of the popular movement of April 2006, in Nepal, was:To restore democracy in Nepal.

Bank of Cochabamba.

A pressure group is an organised or unorganised body that seeks to promote its interests while a political party is a body that seeks to attain political power by contesting elections.

Public welfare groups work in favour of - All Sections of society.

Sectional Interest Group– It seeks to promote the interests of a particular section or a group of society.

Sectional interest groups- Seek to promote the interest of a particular section.Public interest groups- Promotes collective rather than selective good.

BAMCEFs main aim is with social justice and social equality for the entire society.

Government sold their rights regarding water supply to a MNC. Company immediately increased the price of water by four times.

Trade unions/Students’ organisations, INTUC, AITUC, ABVP, NISU.

Difference between issue specific and generic movements:
Issue specific movements seek to achieve a single objective within a limited time frame, while generic movements seek to achieve a broad goal in the long term.

The organisation which led the protest against water privatisation in Bolivia:
FEDECOR.

One cannot refuse a payment made in rupees in India:
Because it is accepted as a medium of exchange. The currency is authorised by the government of the country.

Pressure groups are formed when people with common occupation interest, aspirations or opinion come together in order to achieve a common objective.

Role of FEDECOR:The protest against water privatisation in Bolivia was led by FEDECOR, and it made the government concede to all the demands of the protesters.

King Gyanendra/King of Nepal dissolved the Parliament in February 2005 in Nepal.

Pressure groups are organisations that attempt to influence government policies.

Bolivia is a poor country located in Latin America (South America).

The major political parties in the Nepalese Parliament had formed the Seven Party Alliance in order to fight for the restoration of democracy in Nepal.

It means “Seven Party Alliance”.

In 1743, Prithvi Narayan Shah became the ruler of Gorkha.

In April 2006, Nepal witnessed an extraordinary popular movement.

1. Narmada Bachao Andolan.
2. Movement for Right to Information.
3. Anti-liquor Movement.
4. Women’s Movement.
5. Environmental Movement.

1. The government of Bolivia sold the rights of water supply to a multinational company.
2. The company increased the price of water by four times.

King Birendra was killed in a mysterious massacre of the royal family in 2001, so king Gyanendra replaced him.

Those communists who believed in the ideology of Mao, the great leader of the Chinese Revolution were called Maoists.

It was an organisation formed by an alliance of labour, human rights and community leaders who organised a successful four day general strike in Bolivia against MNC for water privatisation.

1. Restoration of Parliament.
2. Power to an all-party government.
3. A new constituent Assembly.

It is Backward and Minority Community Employees Federation.

King Birendra was the constitutional Monarch of Nepal.

The popular movement aimed at restoring democracy.

Its principal concern is social justice and social equality for the entire society.

Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev.

It is an organisation largely made up of government employees that campaigns against caste discrimination.

Besides the SPA, the Nepalese communist party joined the struggle in Nepal.

The protest against water privatization in Bolivia was led by FEDECOR. This organization comprised of local professionals, including engineers and environmentalists.

They are sectional groups because they represent the section of society.

1. Asom Gana Parishad.
2. DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam)
3. AIADMK (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam)
4. AAP (Aam Admi Party)

Nepal's government became a federal democratic republic following the abolition of the monarchy in 2008 and the passing of a new constitution in 2015.

Girija Prasad Koirala was chosen by SPA as the PM of the interim government of Nepal.

The Political Party that Came To Power In Bolivia in 2006 was the socialist party.

All the major political parties in the parliament forced a Seven Party Alliance and called for a four day strike in Kathmandu to start the popular movement to revive democracy.

He was not prepared to accept democratic rule. He took advantage of the weakness and unpopularity of the democratically elected government.