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Sociology Optional PYQ Solutions · Model answer

Discuss the role of pressure groups in strengthening democracy.

  • UPSC 2022
  • 10 marks
  • Politics and Society in India

A pressure group seeks to influence public policy without contesting for office — unlike a political party, whose object is office, and a social movement, which is broader and aims at changing society rather than one decision. The question assumes such groups strengthen democracy. The claim is strong but conditional, and its condition is who…

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  • The case that they strengthen democracy
  • The case against — and the condition
  • Conclusion

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