On whose behalf does ASSOCHAM work?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Industrialists
Industrialists form associations such as the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce (FICCI) and the Association of Chambers of Commerce (ASSOCHAM) to press their case before the government. Workers, by contrast, form trade unions such as INTUC or CITU, and agricultural labourers have their own unions.
Note: The chapter ‘The Story of Indian Democracy’ of the pre-rationalised NCERT, which NTA followed in 2023, has been renamed ‘The Constitution and Social Change’ in the NCERT book (2025-26). Its account of interest groups in democratic politics, with ASSOCHAM, is still there.
NCERT (2025-26): “3.2 Political Parties, Pressure and Interest Groups in Democratic Politics … Industrialists form associations such as Federation of Indian Chambers and Commerce (FICCI) and Association of Chambers of Commerce (ASSOCHAM). Workers form trade unions such as the Indian Trade Union Congress (INTUC) or the Centre for Indian Trade Unions (CITU). Farmers form agricultural unions such as Shetkari Sangathan. Agricultural labourers have their own unions.…” |