Question

Which of the following statements are correct about resistance to globalisation?
(A) Anti-globalisation movements participate in global networks.
(B) The 1999 World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Meeting in Seattle witnessed widespread protests.
(C) The World Social Forum (WSF) is a global platform opposed to neo-liberal globalisation.
(D) In February 2024, the WSF meeting was held in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. (A), (B) and (C) only
• B. (A), (B) and (D) only
• C. (A), (B), (C) and (D)
• D. (B), (C) and (D) only

Hint:

The 2024 WSF was in Kathmandu, not Porto Alegre.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Understand the question.
We must check four statements about resistance to globalisation and find which ones are true. Then we match the true set with one of the options.

Step 2: Check statement (A).
Anti-globalisation groups do not stay isolated. They link with similar groups in other countries through global networks, meetings and the internet. So (A) is TRUE.

Step 3: Check statement (B).
In 1999 the WTO Ministerial Meeting in Seattle saw huge street protests by labour groups, environmentalists and others. This is a well known example of resistance. So (B) is TRUE.

Step 4: Check statement (C).
The World Social Forum is a global platform where movements meet to oppose neo-liberal globalisation. It began in 2001 at Porto Alegre, Brazil, as a counter to the World Economic Forum. So (C) is TRUE.

Step 5: Check statement (D).
The WSF meeting of February 2024 was held in Kathmandu, Nepal, not in Porto Alegre. Porto Alegre hosted the early editions in 2001 to 2003. So (D) is FALSE.

Step 6: Match with the options.
The true statements are (A), (B) and (C). Options 2 and 4 include (D), and option 3 includes all four, so they are wrong. Option 1 is correct.

Final Answer:
Statements A, B and C are true and D is false. This is option 1. \[ \boxed{\text{Option 1: (A), (B) and (C) only}} \]