Unit 4 Ch 4 : Globalization and the Indian Economy — Social Studies STD 10 — Question

If the body mass Index is more than 25, then what the person would we considered?

What development has taken place in developed countries for each sector?

Which sector generates services rather than goods?

What is an organised sector? Give any three benefits of the organised sector.

Suppose your parents want to purchase gold jewellery along with you, then which logo will you look for on the jewellery?

In recent years China has been importing steel from India. Explain how the import of steel by China will affect.

1. Steel companies in China.
2. Steel companies in India.
3. Industries buying steel for production of other industrial goods in China.

Which three efforts should be made by any country to improve its HDI?

What is the Planning Commission (NITI Aayog)? What have been its finding?

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 how the developing countries which are members of the WTO suffer due to trade barriers.