Pressure Groups & Political Parties | UPSC Sociology Optional Paper 1 | Complete Lecture for Mains

In this lecture, we cover one of the most important topics of UPSC Sociology Optional Paper 1 — Pressure Groups and Political Parties.
This topic is repeatedly asked in UPSC Mains Sociology and is essential for both conceptual clarity and answer writing.

🔥 What’s covered in the video:

Meaning of Pressure Groups

How Pressure Groups influence Government Policy

Types of Pressure Groups (Business groups, Institutional groups, Non-association groups, etc.)

Benefits & functions of Pressure Groups

Criticism of Pressure Groups

Meaning & Features of Political Parties

Functions of Political Parties

Milbrath’s Four Types of Political Parties

Differences between Pressure Groups & Political Parties

Importance in democracy

UPSC-oriented examples for Sociology answers


📌 Why this video is important:

Helps build strong fundamentals for UPSC Sociology Paper 1

Useful for UPSC Mains GS2, BPSC, and other state PSC exams

UPSC answer writing enrichment with contemporary examples


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