Unit 4 Ch 5 : Consumer Rights — Social Studies STD 10 — Question

Which sector, i.e. Primary, secondary or Tertiary comprises the largest proportion of unorganised worker? Why?

What are the various ways in which countries can be linked?

Who can file a complaint? What is the procedure?

‘Barriers on foreign trade and foreign investment were removed to a large extent in India since 1991.’ Justify the statement.

A worker in an urban area, who was working in a small factory, was not paid his wages properly, he was forced to work extra hours under poor working conditions, there was no job security, recently he lost his job and was found selling electrical items in a pushcart.
 Analyze the role of the government in protecting the workers working in an Unorganized sector.

'Barriers on foreign trade and foreign investment were removed to a large extent in India since 1991.' Justify the statement.

Read the passage on the left and answer the questions.
Ford Motors, an American company, is one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers with production spread over 26 countries of the world. Ford Motors came to India in 1995 and spent Rs. 1700 crore to set up a large plant near Chennai. This was done in collaboration with Mahindra and Mahindra, a major Indian manufacturer of jeeps and trucks. By the year 2004, Ford Motors was selling 27, 000 cars in the Indian markets, while 24,000 cars were exported from India to South Africa, Mexico and Brazil. The company wants to develop Ford India as a component supplying base for its other plants across the globe.
Nearly all major multinationals are American, Japanese or European, such as Nike, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Honda, Nokia. Can you guess why?

Explain the objective of implementing the NREGA 2005.

What does human development mean? Beside income, what do the people aspire for?

What are basic services? Who takes responsibilities for these services in the developing country?