UPSC Sociology Optional 2025 Paper I Q.3B — Power elite, bureaucracy, pressure groups, an...

upsc cse main — Sociology optional paper (2025), Paper I, Question 3B (20 marks, about 250 words).

Section: Section A | Type: Optional question

Syllabus mapping: Chapter 7 — Politics and Society | Topic b — Power elite, bureaucracy, pressure groups, and political parties..

Question: Are pressure groups a threat to or a necessary element of democracy? Explain with suitable illustrations.

प्रश्न: क्या दबाव समूह लोकतन्त्र के लिए एक खतरा हैं या एक आवश्यक तत्त्व? उपयुक्त उदाहरणों के साथ व्याख्या कीजिए।

Section A

3.(b)

क्या दबाव समूह लोकतन्त्र के लिए एक खतरा हैं या एक आवश्यक तत्त्व? उपयुक्त उदाहरणों के साथ व्याख्या कीजिए।

Are pressure groups a threat to or a necessary element of democracy? Explain with suitable illustrations.

20 Marks 250 words 7. Politics and Society b. Power elite, bureaucracy, pressure groups, and political parties.

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