Class 12 Ch. 7 Globalisation MCQ
1.
What is the primary focus of the final chapter of the book?
(a) Regional politics
(b) Globalisation
(c) Cultural heritage
(d) Technological advancements
Answer
Answer: (b) Globalisation
2.
What does the passage mention as the starting point of the analysis in the final chapter?
(a) Historical events
(b) Political movements
(c) The concept of globalisation
(d) Economic theories
Answer
Answer: (c) The concept of globalisation
3.
What aspects of globalisation are discussed at length in the final chapter?
(a) Historical impact
(b) Cultural consequences
(c) Scientific advancements
(d) Regional politics
Answer
Answer: (b) Cultural consequences
4.
What does the passage suggest is a part of the resistance to globalisation?
(a) Economic growth
(b) Social movements in India
(c) Political alliances
(d) Technological advancements
Answer
Answer: (b) Social movements in India
1.
What aspect of globalisation is illustrated by Janardhan’s daily routine?
(a) Movement of commodities
(b) Cultural exchange
(c) Globalisation of services
(d) Technological advancements
Answer
Answer: (c) Globalisation of services
2.
What does Ramdhari’s birthday purchases illustrate about globalisation?
(a) Movement of commodities
(b) Cultural exchange
(c) Technological advancements
(d) Migration patterns
Answer
Answer: (a) Movement of commodities
3.
What conflict does Sarika face, as mentioned in the passage?
(a) Technological conflict
(b) Cultural conflict
(c) Conflict of values
(d) Economic conflict
Answer
Answer: (c) Conflict of values
4.
What time does Janardhan work in the call centre?
(a) Daytime
(b) Evening
(c) Night
(d) Early morning
Answer
Answer: (c) Night
5.
Where is the cycle purchased by Ramdhari manufactured?
(a) India
(b) USA
(c) China
(d) Europe
Answer
Answer: (c) China
6.
What did Sarika’s family not dream of earlier?
(a) Owning a car
(b) Independent career for women
(c) Foreign travel
(d) Higher education
Answer
Answer: (b) Independent career for women
7.
What is the primary focus of Janardhan’s job in the call centre?
(a) Providing healthcare services
(b) IT support
(c) Customer service
(d) Language translation
Answer
Answer: (c) Customer service
8.
What is the primary factor influencing Sarika’s decision to take on a job?
(a) Social media influence
(b) Family traditions
(c) New opportunities for women
(d) Cultural values
Answer
Answer: (c) New opportunities for women
1.
What negative consequence of globalisation is highlighted in the example of farmers?
(a) Loss of cultural identity
(b) Economic disparity
(c) Environmental degradation
(d) Suicide due to crop failure
Answer
Answer: (d) Suicide due to crop failure
2.
What is the concern raised by retail shopkeepers in the context of globalisation?
(a) Increased competition
(b) Economic disparity
(c) Loss of cultural identity
(d) Environmental degradation
Answer
Answer: (a) Increased competition
3.
What accusation was made against a film producer in Mumbai in the context of globalisation?
(a) Copyright infringement
(b) Cultural appropriation
(c) Plagiarism
(d) Technological advancement
Answer
Answer: (c) Plagiarism
4.
What negative consequence of globalisation is depicted in the example of the militant group?
(a) Loss of cultural identity
(b) Economic disparity
(c) Threats to women’s safety
(d) Environmental degradation
Answer
Answer: (c) Threats to women’s safety
5.
What belief is mentioned regarding the consequences of globalisation?
(a) Positive outcomes outweigh the negative
(b) Negative outcomes outweigh the positive
(c) Economic issues are the only concern
(d) Direction of influence is always from rich to poor
Answer
Answer: (b) Negative outcomes outweigh the positive
1.
What is the fundamental aspect of globalisation as discussed in the passage?
(a) Political interconnectedness
(b) Cultural manifestations
(c) Worldwide flows and interconnectedness
(d) Economic dimensions
Answer
Answer: (c) Worldwide flows and interconnectedness
2.
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a type of flow in the context of globalisation?
(a) Ideas
(b) Capital
(c) Energy
(d) People
Answer
Answer: (c) Energy
3.
What does the passage emphasize about the multidimensional nature of globalisation?
(a) Economic dimensions are dominant
(b) Cultural phenomenon is exclusive
(c) It has political, economic, and cultural manifestations
(d) Economic and cultural dimensions are interconnected
Answer
Answer: (c) It has political, economic, and cultural manifestations
4.
What warning does the passage provide regarding assumptions about globalisation?
(a) Economic dimensions must be prioritized
(b) Cultural phenomenon is exclusive
(c) Avoid drawing general conclusions without considering specific contexts
(d) Cultural manifestations are irrelevant
Answer
Answer: (c) Avoid drawing general conclusions without considering specific contexts
5.
What term is used to describe the uneven impact of globalisation in the passage?
(a) Global imbalance
(b) Worldwide interconnectedness
(c) Multidimensional effect
(d) Vastly uneven
Answer
Answer: (d) Vastly uneven
6.
What is highlighted as a crucial element in the concept of globalisation?
(a) Economic dimensions
(b) Cultural manifestations
(c) Political interconnectedness
(d) Worldwide interconnectedness
Answer
Answer: (d) Worldwide interconnectedness
1.
What makes contemporary globalisation unique, according to the passage?
(a) Historical basis
(b) Novel flows
(c) Scale and speed of flows
(d) Single causative factor
Answer
Answer: (c) Scale and speed of flows
2.
What is emphasized as a critical element for globalisation in the passage?
(a) Historical basis
(b) Improved communications
(c) Technology
(d) Novelty of flows
Answer
Answer: (c) Technology
3.
Which technological inventions are mentioned as revolutionizing communication?
(a) Telegraph, telephone, and microchip
(b) Printing press
(c) Telecommunication towers
(d) Radio and television
Answer
Answer: (a) Telegraph, telephone, and microchip
4.
What laid the basis for the creation of nationalism in the historical context?
(a) Improved communications
(b) Printing press
(c) Globalisation
(d) Technology
Answer
Answer: (b) Printing press
5.
What is stated as a critical factor for the movement of ideas, capital, commodities, and people?
(a) National boundaries
(b) Technology
(c) Historical basis
(d) Collective thinking
Answer
Answer: (b) Technology
6.
According to the passage, what does globalisation not emerge merely from?
(a) Improved communications
(b) Historical basis
(c) Technology
(d) Nationalism
Answer
Answer: (a) Improved communications
7.
What is highlighted as important for people to recognize in the context of globalisation?
(a) Novelty of flows
(b) Historical basis
(c) Scale and speed of flows
(d) Interconnections with the rest of the world
Answer
Answer: (d) Interconnections with the rest of the world
8.
What is mentioned as an example of events not confined to any particular nation in the passage?
(a) Economic events
(b) Bird flu and tsunami
(c) Major technological advancements
(d) Improved communications
Answer
Answer: (b) Bird flu and tsunami
9.
What is suggested to be felt at the global level when major economic events take place?
(a) Improved communications
(b) Novelty of flows
(c) Scale and speed of flows
(d) Impact outside immediate local, national, or regional environment
Answer
Answer: (d) Impact outside immediate local, national, or regional environment
10.
What factor is mentioned as making the movement of capital and commodities quicker and wider than the movement of people?
(a) National boundaries
(b) Novelty of flows
(c) Technology
(d) Historical basis
Answer
Answer: (c) Technology
1.
How does globalisation impact traditional conceptions of state sovereignty?
(a) Enhances state capacity
(b) Diminishes state capacity
(c) Eliminates the state
(d) Reduces global tensions
Answer
Answer: (b) Diminishes state capacity
2.
What is identified as the prime determinant of economic and social priorities in the context of globalisation?
(a) State capacity
(b) Multinational companies
(c) Old welfare functions
(d) Market
Answer
Answer: (d) Market
3.
What happens to the old ‘welfare state’ in the era of globalisation?
(a) It expands its functions
(b) It becomes more minimalist
(c) It withdraws from law and order
(d) It merges with multinational companies
Answer
Answer: (b) It becomes more minimalist
4.
What continues to be the unchallenged basis of political community according to the passage?
(a) International organizations
(b) Multinational companies
(c) State
(d) Market
Answer
Answer: (c) State
5.
In what way does globalisation affect the decision-making capacity of governments?
(a) Enhances their capacity
(b) Doesn’t impact decision-making
(c) Reduces their capacity
(d) Eliminates decision-making
Answer
Answer: (c) Reduces their capacity
6.
What has received a boost in state capacity as a consequence of globalisation?
(a) Economic functions
(b) Technological advances
(c) Social well-being
(d) Information collection technologies
Answer
Answer: (d) Information collection technologies
7.
What is stated as the essential functions of the state in the context of globalisation?
(a) Economic and social functions
(b) International relations
(c) Law and order, national security
(d) Market regulation
Answer
Answer: (c) Law and order, national security
8.
What remains an important factor in world politics, despite globalisation?
(a) Global organizations
(b) Multinational companies
(c) State rivalries and jealousies
(d) International treaties
Answer
Answer: (c) State rivalries and jealousies
1.
What dimension largely shapes contemporary debates surrounding globalisation?
(a) Political dimension
(b) Cultural dimension
(c) Economic dimension
(d) Social dimension
Answer
Answer: (c) Economic dimension
2.
What role do international institutions like the IMF and WTO play in economic globalisation?
(a) Determining social policies
(b) Shaping cultural practices
(c) Influencing economic policies
(d) Establishing political alliances
Answer
Answer: (c) Influencing economic policies
3.
In addition to international institutions, who are the other actors in economic globalisation?
(a) Only powerful countries
(b) Governments only
(c) Broader set of actors
(d) Local communities only
Answer
Answer: (c) Broader set of actors
4.
What is a broader way of understanding economic globalisation?
(a) Focusing on international institutions
(b) Examining local economies
(c) Looking at the distribution of economic gains
(d) Ignoring economic flows
Answer
Answer: (c) Looking at the distribution of economic gains
5.
What are some forms of economic flows in globalisation mentioned in the passage?
(a) Political flows
(b) Social flows
(c) Cultural flows
(d) Commodities, capital, people, and ideas
Answer
Answer: (d) Commodities, capital, people, and ideas
6.
What has globalisation led to in terms of trade in commodities?
(a) Increased restrictions
(b) No change
(c) Reduced restrictions
(d) Limited to developed countries
Answer
Answer: (c) Reduced restrictions
7.
How has globalisation affected the movement of capital?
(a) Increased restrictions
(b) No change
(c) Reduced restrictions
(d) Limited to developing countries
Answer
Answer: (c) Reduced restrictions
8.
What is an example of the flow of ideas mentioned in the passage?
(a) Spread of nationalism
(b) Spread of internet and computer services
(c) Spread of traditional practices
(d) Spread of political ideologies
Answer
Answer: (b) Spread of internet and computer services
9.
What has not increased to the same degree in terms of movement across the globe?
(a) Capital
(b) Commodities
(c) People
(d) Ideas
Answer
Answer: (c) People
10.
How have developed countries guarded their borders in the context of globalisation?
(a) Increased visa policies
(b) Eliminated visa policies
(c) Welcomed foreign workers
(d) Ignored visa policies
Answer
Answer: (a) Increased visa policies
11.
What is the focus of the passage concerning economic globalisation?
(a) Local economies
(b) International institutions
(c) Distribution of economic gains
(d) Cultural practices
Answer
Answer: (c) Distribution of economic gains
12.
What role do international institutions play in determining economic policies?
(a) Minimal role
(b) No role
(c) Primary role
(d) Negative role
Answer
Answer: (c) Primary role
13.
What aspect of economic globalisation involves looking at who gains the most?
(a) Political gains
(b) Cultural gains
(c) Economic gains
(d) Social gains
Answer
Answer: (c) Economic gains
14.
What has led to the reduction of restrictions on the movement of commodities across the globe?
(a) International conflicts
(b) Increased restrictions
(c) Economic globalisation
(d) Local economies
Answer
Answer: (c) Economic globalisation
15.
Which aspect of the movement across the globe has not increased to the same degree?
(a) Commodities
(b) Capital
(c) People
(d) Ideas
Answer
Answer: (c) People
1.
What is emphasized as crucial in understanding the consequences of globalisation?
(a) Economic policies
(b) Government role
(c) Specific context
(d) Generalizations
Answer
Answer: (c) Specific context
2.
What has similar economic policies in different parts of the world generated?
(a) Similar outcomes
(b) Vastly different outcomes
(c) Economic equality
(d) Political stability
Answer
Answer: (b) Vastly different outcomes
3.
What is the concern of those worried about social justice in the context of economic globalisation?
(a) State withdrawal
(b) Economic growth
(c) Institutional safeguards
(d) Population increase
Answer
Answer: (a) State withdrawal
4.
What have movements called for concerning economic globalisation?
(a) Expansion
(b) Halt
(c) Modification
(d) Promotion
Answer
Answer: (b) Halt
5.
How have some economists described economic globalisation?
(a) Reformation
(b) Recolonisation
(c) Revolution
(d) Redistribution
Answer
Answer: (b) Recolonisation
6.
What do advocates of economic globalisation argue about its impact on economic growth?
(a) Hindrance
(b) Inevitable
(c) Limited
(d) Unpredictable
Answer
Answer: (b) Inevitable
7.
What is the focus of more moderate supporters of globalisation?
(a) Uncritical acceptance
(b) Intelligent response
(c) Economic ruin
(d) Forced globalisation
Answer
Answer: (b) Intelligent response
8.
What is undeniable concerning inter-dependence and integration due to globalisation?
(a) Reduced momentum
(b) Increased momentum
(c) Stagnation
(d) Isolation
Answer
Answer: (b) Increased momentum
9.
What is the primary concern of those worried about social justice?
(a) Economic growth
(b) State withdrawal
(c) Political stability
(d) Population increase
Answer
Answer: (b) State withdrawal
10.
What do those advocating for social safety nets aim to minimize?
(a) Economic growth
(b) Negative effects of globalisation
(c) Population increase
(d) Political stability
Answer
Answer: (b) Negative effects of globalisation
11.
What do advocates of economic globalisation argue about its inevitability?
(a) Uncertain
(b) Unwise
(c) Unpredictable
(d) Inevitable
Answer
Answer: (d) Inevitable
12.
What is the primary concern of advocates of economic globalisation?
(a) Uncritical acceptance
(b) Economic growth
(c) Inevitability
(d) Forced globalisation
Answer
Answer: (b) Economic growth
1.
What is the scope of the consequences of globalisation?
(a) Politics and economy
(b) Home, food, drink, wear, and thought
(c) Political ideologies
(d) Scientific advancements
Answer
Answer: (b) Home, food, drink, wear, and thought
2.
What is the fear associated with the cultural effect of globalisation?
(a) Cultural diversification
(b) Cultural homogenisation
(c) Cultural isolation
(d) Cultural imperialism
Answer
Answer: (b) Cultural homogenisation
3.
What does the rise of a uniform culture lead to, according to the text?
(a) Global culture
(b) Cultural imperialism
(c) Cultural diversification
(d) Cultural homogenisation
Answer
Answer: (d) Cultural homogenisation
4.
What is referred to as the soft power of US hegemony?
(a) Cultural heterogenisation
(b) Cultural imperialism
(c) Cultural diversification
(d) Cultural homogenisation
Answer
Answer: (b) Cultural imperialism
5.
What does the text argue about the cultural consequences of globalisation?
(a) Only negative
(b) Only positive
(c) Both negative and positive
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (c) Both negative and positive
6.
What is the phenomenon referred to as the ‘McDonaldisation’ of the world?
(a) Spread of American education
(b) Homogenisation of cultural practices
(c) Globalisation of food choices
(d) Promotion of cultural diversity
Answer
Answer: (c) Globalisation of food choices
7.
What does the text mention about the burger in comparison to a masala dosa?
(a) Substitute for masala dosa
(b) Poses a real challenge
(c) No real challenge
(d) Duplicates the masala dosa
Answer
Answer: (c) No real challenge
8.
What is created when external influences modify culture without overwhelming the traditional?
(a) Cultural imperialism
(b) Cultural diversification
(c) Cultural isolation
(d) Cultural homogenisation
Answer
Answer: (b) Cultural diversification
9.
What is the opposite effect of cultural homogenisation?
(a) Cultural imperialism
(b) Cultural diversification
(c) Cultural isolation
(d) Cultural assimilation
Answer
Answer: (b) Cultural diversification
10.
What does the text suggest about cultural exchange?
(a) One-way interaction
(b) Rarely one way
(c) Exclusive to developed nations
(d) Limited to specific regions
Answer
Answer: (b) Rarely one way
11.
What term is used to describe the opposite effect of cultural homogenisation?
(a) Cultural assimilation
(b) Cultural heterogenisation
(c) Cultural imperialism
(d) Cultural isolation
Answer
Answer: (b) Cultural heterogenisation
12.
What is described as the ‘soft power of US hegemony’?
(a) Influence through military strength
(b) Influence through cultural dominance
(c) Influence through economic control
(d) Influence through political alliances
Answer
Answer: (b) Influence through cultural dominance
13.
What do advocates of economic globalisation argue regarding its impact?
(a) It leads to recolonisation
(b) It benefits only the economically weak
(c) It generates economic growth and well-being
(d) It is wise to resist its march
Answer
Answer: (c) It generates economic growth and well-being
14.
What is suggested by more moderate supporters of globalisation?
(a) Globalisation should be resisted
(b) It provides a challenge to be accepted uncritically
(c) It cannot be responded to intelligently
(d) It provides a challenge that can be responded to intelligently
Answer
Answer: (d) It provides a challenge that can be responded to intelligently
15.
What is mentioned about the increased momentum resulting from globalisation?
(a) It leads to cultural isolation
(b) It promotes cultural assimilation
(c) It leads to interdependence and integration
(d) It creates cultural boundaries
Answer
Answer: (c) It leads to interdependence and integration
16.
What is crucial to consider when thinking about the consequences of globalisation?
(a) Generalisations
(b) Specific context
(c) Political affiliations
(d) Economic ideologies
Answer
Answer: (b) Specific context
1.
What does the text state about the occurrence of globalisation in earlier periods?
(a) It only happened in recent history
(b) It occurred in different parts of the world in earlier periods
(c) It is a modern phenomenon
(d) It started with India’s independence
Answer
Answer: (b) It occurred in different parts of the world in earlier periods
2.
What flows are mentioned as occurring in Indian history for several centuries?
(a) Only the movement of commodities
(b) Movement of capital and people
(c) Movement of ideas and people
(d) Movement of capital, commodities, ideas, and people
Answer
Answer: (d) Movement of capital, commodities, ideas, and people
3.
What role did India play during the colonial period in terms of trade?
(a) Importer of primary goods
(b) Exporter of finished goods
(c) Exporter of primary goods and raw materials
(d) Importer of raw materials
Answer
Answer: (c) Exporter of primary goods and raw materials
4.
What decision did India make after gaining independence?
(a) Rely on others for finished goods
(b) Continue relying on Britain for goods
(c) Make things ourselves
(d) Allow unrestricted imports
Answer
Answer: (c) Make things ourselves
5.
What term is used to describe the policy of not allowing others to export to India?
(a) Globalisation
(b) Deregulation
(c) Protectionism
(d) Colonisation
Answer
Answer: (c) Protectionism
6.
What problem is associated with protectionism in the text?
(a) High rates of economic growth
(b) Lack of attention to critical sectors
(c) Successful economic reforms
(d) Enhanced global trade
Answer
Answer: (b) Lack of attention to critical sectors
7.
In 1991, why did India embark on a programme of economic reforms?
(a) Desire for higher rates of economic growth
(b) Satisfaction with the existing economic conditions
(c) Fear of globalisation
(d) Lack of financial crisis
Answer
Answer: (a) Desire for higher rates of economic growth
8.
What sectors were de
-regulated in India’s economic reforms?
(a) Only health
(b) Only housing
(c) Trade and foreign investment
(d) Only primary education
Answer
Answer: (c) Trade and foreign investment
9.
What is mentioned as the ultimate test of economic reforms?
(a) High growth rates
(b) Shared benefits of growth
(c) Financial crisis
(d) De-regulation
Answer
Answer: (b) Shared benefits of growth
10.
What does the text emphasize regarding the benefits of economic growth?
(a) High growth rates are sufficient
(b) Everyone should be worse off
(c) Benefits should be shared
(d) Economic growth is undesirable
Answer
Answer: (c) Benefits should be shared
1.
What is the main concern of critics on the left regarding globalisation?
(a) Empowerment of the state
(b) Enrichment of the poor
(c) Enrichment of the rich
(d) Cultural preservation
Answer
Answer: (c) Enrichment of the rich
2.
What do critics on the political right fear about globalisation in economic terms?
(a) Self-reliance
(b) Protectionism
(c) Economic liberalism
(d) State empowerment
Answer
Answer: (c) Economic liberalism
3.
What is the common cultural concern shared by critics from both left and right?
(a) Cultural homogenisation
(b) Preservation of age-old values
(c) Western cultural dominance
(d) Cultural diversity
Answer
Answer: (c) Western cultural dominance
4.
What do anti-globalisation movements oppose?
(a) The concept of globalisation
(b) A specific programme of globalisation
(c) Western cultural influence
(d) State empowerment
Answer
Answer: (b) A specific programme of globalisation
5.
In 1999, what sparked protests at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Meeting in Seattle?
(a) Approval of fair trading practices
(b) Alleged unfair trading practices by economically powerful states
(c) Celebration of globalisation
(d) Environmental concerns
Answer
Answer: (b) Alleged unfair trading practices by economically powerful states
6.
What does the World Social Forum (WSF) bring together?
(a) Economists and policymakers
(b) Representatives from economically powerful states
(c) A coalition opposed to neo-liberal globalisation
(d) Supporters of economic liberalism
Answer
Answer: (c) A coalition opposed to neo-liberal globalisation
7.
Where was the first World Social Forum (WSF) meeting organized?
(a) Seattle
(b) Porto Alegre, Brazil
(c) Mumbai
(d) Brazil in March 2018
Answer
Answer: (b) Porto Alegre, Brazil
8.
Where was the fourth World Social Forum (WSF) meeting held?
(a) Seattle
(b) Porto Alegre, Brazil
(c) Mumbai
(d) Brazil in March 2018
Answer
Answer: (c) Mumbai
9.
When was the latest World Social Forum (WSF) meeting held?
(a) Seattle
(b) Porto Alegre, Brazil
(c) Mumbai
(d) Brazil in March 2018
Answer
Answer: (d) Brazil in March 2018
10.
What do critics on the left believe globalisation represents?
(a) A phase of global socialism
(b) A phase of global capitalism
(c) A phase of cultural integration
(d) A phase of political isolation
Answer
Answer: (b) A phase of global capitalism
11.
What is the primary concern of critics from the political right regarding globalisation?
(a) Cultural preservation
(b) Economic empowerment of the state
(c) Political stability
(d) Environmental conservation
Answer
Answer: (a) Cultural preservation
12.
What common concern is shared by critics from both the left and right in political terms?
(a) Empowerment of the state
(b) Weakening of the state
(c) Political stability
(d) Economic self-reliance
Answer
Answer: (b) Weakening of the state
13.
What was alleged at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Meeting in 1999?
(a) Celebration of fair trading practices
(b) Alleged unfair trading practices by economically powerful states
(c) Advancement of the developing world
(d) Environmental protection measures
Answer
Answer: (b) Alleged unfair trading practices by economically powerful states
14.
What do critics on the political right want in economic terms?
(a) Economic liberalism
(b) Cultural diversity
(c) Economic self-reliance and protectionism
(d) State empowerment
Answer
Answer: (c) Economic self-reliance and protectionism
15.
What do critics on the left argue about the weakening of the state?
(a) It leads to cultural preservation
(b) It benefits the poor
(c) It benefits the rich
(d) It reduces the capacity to protect the interests of the poor
Answer
Answer: (d) It reduces the capacity to protect the interests of the poor
1.
What has been the focus of resistance to globalisation in India?
(a) Cultural influences
(b) Economic liberalisation
(c) Industrial workforce
(d) Neem patenting
Answer
Answer: (b) Economic liberalisation
2.
Which of the following has been a form of resistance from the political right in India?
(a) Industrial strikes
(b) Celebration of Valentine’s Day
(c) Trade unions
(d) Farmer protests
Answer
Answer: (b) Celebration of Valentine’s Day
3.
What role do social movements play in resisting globalisation?
(a) Creating economic policies
(b) Opposing political parties
(c) Making sense of the world and dealing with concerns
(d) Promoting cultural influences
Answer
Answer: (c) Making sense of the world and dealing with concerns
4.
What kind of protests have been organized against the entry of multinationals in India?
(a) Cultural protests
(b) Industrial strikes
(c) Left-wing protests
(d) Farmer protests
Answer
Answer: (c) Left-wing protests
5.
What specific opposition has been faced regarding the patenting of certain plants like Neem?
(a) Political opposition
(b) Industrial workforce opposition
(c) Farmer protests
(d) Cultural influences
Answer
Answer: (c) Farmer protests
6.
Which forum has voiced protests against economic liberalisation in India?
(a) Indian Social Forum
(b) World Trade Organisation
(c) Indian Political Parties
(d) United Nations
Answer
Answer: (a) Indian Social Forum
7.
What kind of movements have objected to the westernization of the dress tastes of girl students in schools and colleges?
(a) Cultural movements
(b) Industrial movements
(c) Right-wing movements
(d) Trade unions
Answer
Answer: (c) Right-wing movements
8.
What has generated considerable opposition in India regarding the patenting of certain plants like Neem?
(a) Cultural influences
(b) Trade unions
(c) Farmer protests
(d) American and European firms
Answer
Answer: (d) American and European firms
1.
What insight can working in a call centre provide?
(a) Insight into global politics
(b) Insight into American culture
(c) Insight into Indian traditions
(d) Insight into European customs
Answer
Answer: (b) Insight into American culture
2.
What type of callers can one encounter while working in a call centre?
(a) Polite and friendly callers
(b) Only American callers
(c) Irate and abusive callers
(d) Exclusively South African callers
Answer
Answer: (c) Irate and abusive callers
3.
What stress factor is mentioned in handling calls from Americans?
(a) Language barrier
(b) Time zone differences
(c) Exhibited hatred in callers’ tone
(d) Cultural misunderstandings
Answer
Answer: (c) Exhibited hatred in callers’ tone
4.
How do some Americans perceive Indians in the context of job denial?
(a) As potential colleagues
(b) As job competitors
(c) As cultural ambassadors
(d) As job facilitators
Answer
Answer: (b) As job competitors
5.
How might an American caller react upon learning that their call has been routed to India?
(a) Expressing joy
(b) Being indifferent
(c) Exhibiting hatred
(d) Showing surprise
Answer
Answer: (c) Exhibiting hatred
6.
What is mentioned as challenging in responding to certain calls in the context of working in a call centre?
(a) Language proficiency
(b) Identifying nationalities
(c) Finding the right response
(d) Handling technical issues
Answer
Answer: (c) Finding the right response
1.
What is the primary objective of the activity described?
(a) To list favorite TV programs
(b) To identify exclusive Indian companies
(c) To understand the impact of globalisation
(d) To promote small-scale industries
Answer
Answer: (c) To understand the impact of globalisation
2.
What do students list in the activity as part of understanding globalisation?
(a) Favorite TV programs
(b) Manufacturers of everyday products
(c) Names of exclusive foreign companies
(d) List of luxuries
Answer
Answer: (b) Manufacturers of everyday products
3.
How does the teacher classify the collected information from students?
(a) Based on product popularity
(b) Into three categories: exclusive foreign, exclusive Indian, and collaborative companies
(c) By dividing it into food and non-food items
(d) Based on student preferences
Answer
Answer: (b) Into three categories: exclusive foreign, exclusive Indian, and collaborative companies
4.
What is the teacher’s focus during the debriefing session?
(a) Promoting small-scale industries
(b) The impact of foreign goods on daily life
(c) Introduction to ongoing debates
(d) The all-inclusive nature of globalisation
Answer
Answer: (b) The impact of foreign goods on daily life
5.
According to the activity, what happens to small-scale industries as the use of foreign goods increases?
(a) They gain more customers
(b) They face no impact
(c) They experience a decline
(d) They expand their production
Answer
Answer: (c) They experience a decline
6.
What is introduced to students during the conclusion of the activity?
(a) Cultural diversity
(b) Global debates
(c) Exclusive Indian companies
(d) Ongoing political issues
Answer
Answer: (b) Global debates
