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

“Democracy accommodates social diversities. Support the statement with examples.

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?

If we look at the country as a whole, we find that 93% of the workers in India are
in the unorganized sector. Organized sector employment is available to only about
7% of the workers in India.

Sector	Organised	Unorganized	Total
Primary	1		232
Secondary	41	74	115
Tertiary	40	88	172
Total	82
Total in			100%
Percentage

Workers in the unorganized sector work hard, but earn very little. Give reasons.
What problems do they face there? Think why they are forced to work in this
sector.

Which neighbouring country of India is ahead of it in HDI ranking?

Describe any four characteristics of plantation agriculture.
OR
What is plantation agriculture? Write some features of the plantation agriculture.

Why did conservative Hindu and Muslim not allow their girls to study?

What is the significance of RTI in relation to consumers?

What was the estimated loss of World War–II?

Rabi crops are majorly grown in which states of India?

What were the demands of peasants in Awadh?