An activity asks students to follow any one newspaper or magazine for a week. What are they asked to note down?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Instances of a clash of interests
Option (1) Instances of new government policies — Incorrect. A new policy may appear in the news, but the activity does not ask about policies. It looks at groups whose interests collide.
Option (2) Instances of a clash of interests — Correct. Students note down the many instances of a clash of interests, where groups want different things and press their case. They then identify the issue and the way each group takes up its cause.
Option (3) Instances of new political parties being formed — Incorrect. Forming an alternative party is one thing a neglected group may do. The activity first asks students to record clashes of interest, whatever form the group's action takes.
Option (4) Instances of courts settling disputes — Incorrect. The activity asks how groups take up their cause, such as a party delegation, a street protest, newspaper writing or public meetings. Courts settling disputes is not one of its tasks.
NCERT (2026-27): “3.2 Political Parties, Pressure and Interest Groups in Democratic Politics “¾¾ Follow any one newspaper or magazine for a week. Note down the many instances where there is a clash of interests. ¾¾ Identify the issue over which the dispute occurs. ¾¾ Identify the way the groups concerned take up their cause. ¾¾ Is it a formal delegation of a political party to meet the Prime Minister or any other functionary? ¾¾ Is it a protest on the streets? ¾¾ Is it through writing or providing information in newspapers? ¾¾ Is it through public meetings? ¾¾ Identify the instances whether a political party, a professional association, a non governmental organisation or any other body takes up an issue.” |