Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow: Globalization has had far-reaching effects on our lifestyle. It has led to faster access to technology, improved

communication and innovation. Globalization has also created some areas of concern, and prominent among

these is the impact that it has had on the environment. Activists have pointed out that globalization has led to

an increase in the consumption of products, which has impacted the ecological cycle. Increased consumption

leads to an increase in the production of goods, which in turn puts stress on the environment. Globalization

has also led to an increase in the transportation of raw materials and food from one place to another. Earlier,

people used to consume locally-grown food, but with globalization, people consume products that have been

developed in foreign countries. The amount of fuel that is consumed in transporting these products has led to

an increase in the pollution levels in the environment. It has also led to several other environmental concerns

such as noise pollution and landscape intrusion. Transportation has also put a strain on the non-renewable

sources of energy, such as gasoline. The gases that are emitted from the aircraft have led to the depletion of

the ozone layer apart from increasing the greenhouse effect. The industrial waste that is generated as a result

of production has been laden on ships and dumped in oceans. This has killed many underwater organisms

and has deposited many harmful chemicals in the ocean. Globalization is a process of globalization that

participates in the exchange of information, material goods and ideas throughout the world. Since 1960, there

has been an acceleration of international exchanges and the dissemination of the same political, cultural and

economic models. Global trade growth is based on intensive exploitation of natural resources and on

polluting modes of production and transport. However, globalization also allows the growth and

development of new markets: this is the case for fair trade.

Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option.

24.1 Globalisation is partly responsible for environmental damage. Choose the correct option which

supports the given statement:

a) Globalisation indirectly promotes CO2 emissions linked to industrial activity and consumption.

b) Globalisation encourages deforestation

c) By impoverishing biodiversity

d) Globalisation promotes CO2 emissions from transport.

e) All of these.

24.2 ‘The impact of Globalisation has not been fair.’ Who among the following people have not

benefitted from globalisation?

(a) Well off consumers (b) Small producers and workers

(c) Skilled and educated producers (d) Large wealthy producers

24.3 Which of the following is not a purportedly beneficial outcome of the globalization process?

a)The redistribution of wealth, addressing disparities in economic and resource allocation across the

globe through a sense of greater 'interconnectedness'

b) The growing sense of global community, resulting in super-national identities that result from

populations feeling closer to one another

c) The sharing of ideas, technologies and resources that can directly benefit human security, such as

medical advancements

d) A global market that has demonstrated the ability, if left unchecked, to reduce poverty and make

substantial economic gains

24.4 Which of the following statements best describes our understanding of the term 'globalization'?

a) Globalization refers to the process by which shared hegemonic values pervade societies across the

globe, drawing them into an ideological community, most often based on the economic principles

of capitalism.
b) Best described as intensification of worldwide social relations and increasing interdependence,

globalization is the result of the compression of space and time through the development of new

technologies.

c) Globalization is best described as the 'shrinking' of the global community, drawing people into

closer contact with one another primarily at the economic and technical levels.

d) Globalization process is a direct result of technological advancement in communications and

travel industries that facilitate the efficient transportation of physical objects, people and ideas

across the globe.​