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At the simplest level, globalisation results in an erosion of:Read the answer and worked solution →The old welfare state is giving way to a minimalist state that performs core functions such as:Read the answer and worked solution →In place of the welfare state, the prime determinant of economic and social priorities becomes:Read the answer and worked solution →Economic globalisation immediately draws attention to institutions like the WTO and the:Read the answer and worked solution →Developed countries have guarded their borders against movement of people using:Read the answer and worked solution →Critics worried about social justice call for institutional safeguards known as:Read the answer and worked solution →Some economists have described economic globalisation as:Read the answer and worked solution →The rise of a uniform world culture through globalisation is called cultural:Read the answer and worked solution →The spread of burgers and blue jeans as global culture was earlier studied as the soft power of:Read the answer and worked solution →Critics call the world's buying into the American dream:Read the answer and worked solution →A khadi kurta worn over jeans illustrates that cultural exchange can produce:Read the answer and worked solution →Globalisation making each culture more distinctive is called cultural:Read the answer and worked solution →During colonial rule India became an exporter of:Read the answer and worked solution →India embarked on economic reforms to de-regulate trade and investment in:Read the answer and worked solution →Critics from the political right want a return to:Read the answer and worked solution →Widespread protests at the 1999 WTO Ministerial Meeting took place at:Read the answer and worked solution →The first World Social Forum meeting in 2001 was held at:Read the answer and worked solution →The fourth World Social Forum meeting in 2004 was held in:Read the answer and worked solution →Patenting of which plant by American and European firms generated opposition in India?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the global flowsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the resistance wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the globalisation yearsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the globalisation wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Homogenise or heterogeniseRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the consequencesRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Globalisation bingoRead the answer and worked solution →The Office Memorandum of 13 August 1990 reserved what share of central government jobs for backward classes?Read the answer and worked solution →The Second Backward Classes Commission of 1979 was headed by:Read the answer and worked solution →The Mandal Commission submitted its report in:Read the answer and worked solution →

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At the simplest level, globalisation results in an erosion of:

  1. Technology
  2. State capacity
  3. Trade volume
  4. Population
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Correct answer: B. State capacity

1. Governments find it harder to do what they did. 2. State capacity erodes. 3. The welfare state gives way to a minimalist state. _Source: syllabus Contemporary World Politics, Chapter 9, Globalisation._

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The old welfare state is giving way to a minimalist state that performs core functions such as:

  1. Public housing
  2. Job guarantee
  3. Law and order
  4. Free healthcare
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Correct answer: C. Law and order

1. The state withdraws from welfare functions. 2. It keeps law and order and security. 3. The market sets economic priorities. _Source: syllabus Contemporary World Politics, Chapter 9, Globalisation._

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In place of the welfare state, the prime determinant of economic and social priorities becomes:

  1. The army
  2. The church
  3. The village
  4. The market
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Correct answer: D. The market

1. Multinational companies gain a larger role. 2. The market decides priorities. 3. Governments lose decision-making capacity. _Source: syllabus Contemporary World Politics, Chapter 9, Globalisation._

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