CBSE Class 12 Political Science Globalisation MCQs Set 02

Question. The wake of globalization was first felt in the 1990s in India when the finance minister, ………………… initiated the economic liberalization plan. R
(a) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(b) V.P. Singh
(c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(d) Rajiv Gandhi

Answer : A

Question. Choose the correct option that has significantly contributed to the process of ‘Globalization’.
(a) Fear of war
(b) Security threats
(c) Advancement of technology
(d) Achievements of the United Nations

Answer : C

Question. Globalization has ……………………. dimensions.
(a) political and social
(b) social and economic
(c) political and economic
(d) political, social and economic

Answer : D

Question. Which one of the following is the disadvantage of globalization?
(a) It creates global opportunities
(b) It paves the way for global market
(c) It fails to generate sufficient employment
(d) None of the above

Answer : C

Question. Which one of the following is a right cause of globalization?
(a) The U.S. people initiated globalization
(b) Technology led to globalization
(c) The Cold War led to globalization
(d) The policy of Non-alignment led to globalization

Answer : B

Question. What is one of the universal criticism given by the critics to globalization?
(a) The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
(b) The economic depression would start in 21st century.
(c) It would lead the concentration of the global wealth to one country.
(d) None of the above

Answer : A

Question. How India became an exporter of primary goods and raw materials and a consumer of finished goods?
(a) Because of its riches in agriculture
(b) During the Mughal period this exports increased
(c) As a consequence of Britain’s imperial ambitions this exports started
(d) None of the above

Answer : C

Question. India has felt the impact of globalization through increased prosperity, partly triggered by increasing trade volumes, investment, and:
(a) weapons
(b) growth
(c) hatred
(d) terrorism

Answer : B

Question. What was the protest at World Trade Organization Ministerial Meeting, 1999?
(a) The decreasing job opportunities by developed nations
(b) The threat of pandemic
(c) Unfair trade practices by the economically powerful states
(d) Deteriorating cultural practices

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following statements is true about the causes of Globalisation?
(a) Growth of multinational companies with a global presence in many different economies.
(b) Globalisation is caused by a particular community of people.
(c) Globalisation originated in the US.
(d) Economic interdependence alone causes globalisation.

Answer : A

Question. The main agenda of the World Social Forum is:
(a) opposition to terrorism
(b) opposition to neo- liberal globalization
(c) opposition to colonialism
(d) opposition to communism.

Answer : B

Question. Globalization leads to each culture becoming ………………… .
(a) more different
(b) more transparent
(c) more distinctive
(d) more different and distinctive

Answer : D

Question. Why India decided to deregulate various sectors including trade and foreign investment?
(a) Because Indian economy was not in balance
(b) It was a response to a financial crisis and to the desire for higher rates of economic growth
(c) Because government needed money
(d) All of the above

Answer : B

Question. Globalisation has allowed the ………………… of customs, language and products.
(a) restriction
(b) spread
(c) devaluing
(d) escalation

Answer : B

Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Question. Assertion: There have been left wing protests to economic liberalization voiced through political parties as well as through forums like the Indian Social Forum.
Reason: The left wing believed that globalization would corrupt the politics of India.
Answer : C

Question. Assertion: While globalization is not caused by any single factor, technology remains a critical element.
Reason: The ability of ideas, capital, commodities and people to move more easily from one part of the world to another has been made possible largely by technological advances.
Answer : A

Question. Assertion: Economic globalization involves many actors other than the international institutions.
Reason: What is often called economic globalization usually involves greater economic flows among different countries of the world.
Answer : B

Question. Assertion: The critics argue that contemporary globalization represents a particular phase of global capitalism that makes the rich richer (and fewer) and the poor poorer.
Reason: Weakening of the state leads to a reduction in the capacity of the state to protect the interest of its poor.
Answer : A

Question. Assertion: In 1991, responding to a financial crisis and to the desire for higher rates of economic growth, India embarked on a programme of economic reforms that has sought increasingly to de-regulate various sectors including trade and foreign investment.
Reason: This deregulation opened up the new opportunities of local as well as foreign trade. Hence, the hope of creating new employment opportunities.
Answer : A

Question. Assertion: Globalization results in an erosion of state capacity, that is, the ability of government to do what they do.
Reason: Globalization also gives freedom to governments to act in an arbitrary manner as far as the global issues are concerned.
Answer : C

Question. Assertion: Globalization need not always be positive; it can have negative consequences for the people.
Reason: Globalization is a multidimensional concept. It has political, economic and cultural manifestations, and these must be adequately distinguished.
Answer : B