Question

For Question number 5, two statements are given - one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Read these statements carefully and choose the correct option as the answer from the options (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below.

Assertion (A) : Resistance to globalisation in India has come from Trade Unions and workforce representing farmers' interests.

Reason (R) : Multinational Corporations have damaged the interests of small scale industries and agriculture.

Options :

• A. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
• B. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
• C. Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
• D. Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

Hint:

Check A and R separately. Both are true, and the harm done by MNCs to small industries and farming is the reason for the protest by unions and farmers.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Understand the question:
This is an Assertion-Reason question. We first test the Assertion (A), then the Reason (R), and last check whether R explains A.
The topic is the Indian response to globalisation, from the chapter on Globalisation.

Step 2: Check the Assertion (A):
In India, protest against globalisation has come from trade unions, from groups of workers and from organisations of farmers.
Workers feared loss of jobs. Farmers feared low prices for crops when cheap imports and foreign firms entered the market.
So Assertion (A) is TRUE.

Step 3: Check the Reason (R):
Multinational Corporations are large foreign firms with big capital and cheap products.
Small scale industries cannot match their prices and many of them shut down. Farmers also lost out when foreign firms entered farm trade and seeds.
So Reason (R) is TRUE.

Step 4: Link R with A:
Ask why unions and farmer groups resist. The answer is that small industries and farming were being hurt by MNCs.
So R gives the cause of the resistance named in A. R is the correct explanation of A.

Step 5: Check each option:
(A) Both are true and R explains A. This matches our finding, so it is CORRECT.
(B) says R does not explain A. This is wrong because the damage to small industries and farming is the very reason for the resistance.
(C) says R is false. This is wrong because R is a true statement.
(D) says A is false. This is wrong because unions and farmer groups did resist globalisation.

Final Answer:
Both A and R are true and R explains A, so the answer is option (A). \[ \boxed{\text{Option (A)}} \]