Miscellaneous (Indian Polity) (Part-2)

An Aristocratic form of government, or aristocracy, is a system where power is held by a small, privileged ruling class, often with hereditary status and titles, like dukes or barons. 

Oligarchy: A government dominated by a small, influential group. Power may or may not be distributed equitably.  

Monarchy is a type of governance in which entire authority is vested in one person, a monarch, who holds the position until death or abdication. Monarchs often hold and attain their power through hereditary succession.

1. Pressure groups play an important role in the current political system in that it is these organisations that attempt to influence public opinion and shape policy in relation to a particular issue.
2. A pressure group is an organised group of people who are active in pursuing common interests.
3. Pressure groups try to bring a change in public policy by exerting pressure on the government.
4. The pressure groups are also called interest groups.

On 14 August 1947, Pakistan achieved independence one day ahead of Indian. India was partitioned, and East and West Pakistan were created by joining together contiguous Muslim majority provinces.

The United States attained complete independence from United Kingdom on July 4, 1776

This Act purports to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the Indian Navy. The Bill to this effect was initially passed in 1927 and the last amendment was carried out in 1957.

The President of India is the supreme commander of the Armed forces of India, including Indian Navy.

The Simla Agreement raised realizable hopes for economic and trade relations between India and Pakistan. The signing of the Trade Protocol on November 1974 was a pointer to the Trade Agreement of January 1975.

This was accompanied by the restoration of railway links and resumption of private trade between the two countries.

1. France,
2. West Germany,
3. Italy,
4. Japan,
5. the United Kingdom, and
6. the United States.

In 1976 Canada and in 1998 Russia joined the group. But presently this group is known as G7 due to the suspension of Russia's membership after the invasion and subsegment annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014.