Concept and necessity of globalization - class-XI
Comprehensive quiz covering globalization, liberalization, and privatization concepts, their definitions, historical context (especially Indian economic reforms post-1991), drivers, effects, and interrelationships between these economic phenomena.
Questions
Liberalisation means:
- Integration among economies
- Reduced government controls and restrictions
- Policy of planned disinvestment
- None of them
Privatisation is a ____________.
- Global phenomenon
- Internal phenomenon
- New phenomenon
- Traditional phenomenon
The integration of the country with the world economy is called ______.
- International trade
- European Community Market
- Free trade zones
- Globalisation
An important factor which has facilitated the globalisation process is ________.
- Foreign capital
- Foreign investment
- Foreign Aid
- Technology
The term 'globalisation' is a synonym for the term __________.
- Nationalisation
- Liberalisation
- Privatisation
- Internationalisation
Privatization is a/an ________.
- Social policy
- Economic policy
- Political policy
- International policy
Closure of small scale firms is a positive effect of economic liberalisation.
- True
- False
The actual economic liberalization process began during _________.
- 1970's
- 1980's
- 1990's
- 1960's
Prior to liberalisation ___________ of the most important industries were exclusively reserved for the public sector.
- 7
- 10
- 12
- 17
Economic and industrial liberalization was announced in the _________.
- Industrial policy resolution, 1948
- Industrial policy resolution, 1956
- Industrial policy statement, 1977
- Industrial policy, 1991
Industrial licensing is confined to ________.
- 5 industries
- 8 industries
- 10 industries
- 15 industries
An essential pre-requisite for a successful privatisation is _______.
- globalisation
- nationalisation
- liberalisation
- All the above
At present (2018) _______ industries are reserved for the public sector.
- 5
- 2
- 8
- 12
Which of the following restrictions were removed by the liberalization policy?
- Industrial licensing
- Clearance from the MRTP act
- Foreign Exchange restrictions
- All the above
Reason(s) for Privatization __________________.
- Revenue for Government
- Increasing the role of Public Sector
- Inefficiency of foreign sector
- Inefficiency, indifference, irresponsibility and corruption
Globalisation means______________.
- Several things to several people
- Foreign trade orientation
- Closed economy
- Liberal economy
External sector liberalisation means _______.
- relaxing restrictions on international flow of goods, services, technology and capital
- relaxing restrictions on internal flow of capital
- relaxing the role of market
- all the above
Privatization means _______________________.
- The transfer of ownership or management of an enterprise from the public sector to the private sector.
- The transfer of ownership of an enterprise from the private sector to the public sector.
- The withdrawal of the state from an industry, partially or fully.
- Both (A) and (C)
The following are the ways of privatisation:
1. Disinvestment 2. Denationalization
3. Franchising 4. Contracting
Which is correct?
- 1, 2 and 4
- 2 and 4
- 1 and 2
- All the above
Peter F. Drucker used the term 'Privatisation' in his famous book, ________.
- What is Privatisation?
- The Age of Discontinuity
- Quality and Competition
- Global Economy
Which among the following have not been opened for private sector participation?
- Power Sector
- Telecommunication Sector
- Education Sector
- Railways
As there has been globalization of markets, the tastes and preferences of consumers world-wide are ________.
- converging upon a global warm
- so different that they can be ignored by internal organizations
- being encouraged by multinational organizations to become increasingly similar
- becoming similar to the tastes and preferences of American consumers
The importance of globalization for multinational firms is evident from which of the following?
- Home demand, home factor conditions and domestic rivalry are no longer important to multinational firms
- A multinational firm can gain a competitive advantage in a foreign country
- The geography is no longer limited to multinational firms
- All of the above
Globalisation has brought _______.
- economic growth best growing inequalities wealth and
- resentment from low skilled workers who see their jobs go abroad
- both (a) and (b)
- real jobs in less developed countries and closed the poverty gap
Which among the following are the key drivers of globalization?
- Government action, exchange rates, competition and socio-demographic factors
- Market convergence, competition, exchange rates and cost advantages
- Cost advantages, government action, economic cycles and competition
- Market, cost, competition and government policies
When a state owned enterprise is given in private hands, it is known as _____.
- liberalisation
- globalisation
- privatisation
- transformation
Opening up of an industry that has been reserved for the public sector to the private sector is an example of ______.
- modernisation
- liberalisation
- globalisation
- privatisation
The process of privatisation is where _______.
- services that were previously supplied internally are outsourced
- a company is transferred from public limited by closure of an enterprise
- a state-owned or nationalised corporation is sold to the private sector through sale of equity
- all of the above
Out of the following which is NOT a business opportunity generated by globalization?
- A low cost labour
- Cheap international transport
- Currency crises
- Less stringent regulation of the business envirornment
The objective of privatization is _________.
- to increase the size of government investment
- getting investment from only select strata of the society
- to generate revenues for the state
- all of the above
___________ enables the government to concentrate more on the essential state.
- Privatization
- Political policies
- Increase in tax returns
- Fiscal policies
"Foreign Collaboration" is an outcome of ________.
- globalization
- increase in skilled labour
- reduction in export duty
- privatization
The inability of domestic markets to provide ample business for all is the reason for _________.
- liberalization
- globalization
- change in political policies
- increase in export
The relaxation of government restrictions in areas of social of economic policy is known as _______.
- privatization
- globalization
- liberalization
- none of the above
Macro level globalization means ________.
- globalization of the world economy
- globalization of the business and the form
- both a and b
- none of the above
The important routes of privatization are _______.
- privatization of management, using leases and management contracts
- privatization of ownership, through the sales of equality
- franchising-authorizing the delivery of certain services in designated geographical areas
- all of the above
Liberalization includes ________.
- abolishing industrial licensing requirement in most of the industries
- freedom in deciding the scale of business activities
- freedom in fixing prices of goods and services
- all of the above
Privatization can also be called _________.
- nationalization
- denationalization
- growth of cottage industry
- foreign investment
Liberalisation has resulted in ____________ of foreign business organization.
- easy exit
- easy entry
- difficult entry
- none of the above
The negative effects of globalization on Indian industry are _______.
- it increased competition in the Indian market between the foreign and domestic companies
- it reduced the amount of profit of the Indian Industry companies.
- both a and b
- none of the above
Globalization of the economics and globalization of business are ___________.
- independent
- less Inter-dependent
- very much inter-dependent
- none of the above
The process of eliminating unnecessary controls and restrictions on the smooth functioning of a business enterprise is known as ________.
- liberalisation
- globalisation
- privatisation
- none of the above
The importance of globalization for multinational firms is________________.
- home demand, home factor conditions and domestic rivalry are no longer important to multinational firms.
- a multinational firm can gain a competitive advantage in a foreign country.
- the home base is no longer important to multinational firms.
- all of the above.
Out of the following ___________ represents a company's effort to identify and categorize groups of customers and countries according to common characteristics________________.
- global targeting.
- global marketing research
- global market segmentation
- global positioning.
Liberalization does NOT include__________________.
- reduction in taxes
- simplifying exports
- reducing administrative burden on state.
- abolishing industrial licensing requirement for most of the industries.
The objective of global marketing is to ______________.
- coordinate the marketing activities within the constraints of the global environment.
- satisfy global customers better than competition.
- find global customers.
- achieve all of the above.
If it is a global organization it means_________.
- creating both standardized and customized products.
- creating standardized products for homogeneous markets
- customizing the product range for each segment in part.
- none of the above.
Which factor has been the most rapidly changing component in an organization's general environment in the past quarter-century?
- Global
- Economic
- Social
- Technological
The following factors are key drivers of globalisation________.
- government action, exchanges rates, competition and sociodemographic factors.
- market convergence, competition, exchange rates and cost advantage
- cost advantages, government action, economic cycles and competition.
- market, cost, competition and government policies.
Globalisation has brought_________________.
- economic growth best growing inequalities wealth and
- resentment from low skilled workers who see there jobs go abroad
- a & b
- real jobs in less developed countries and closed the poverty gap.
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Pressures for structural adjustments are a reason for globalisation.
- True
- False
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Privatisation and globalisation are components of economic liberalisation.
- True
- False
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Denationalisation is a form of privatisation.
- True
- False
The process of economic liberalization was implemented in India in the year __________.
- 1990
- 1991
- 1992
- 1993
Integration of national economies into world economy is called _______________.
- Globalisation
- Privatization
- Liberalization
- None of the above
Integration of national economies into a world economy is known as _______.
- privatization
- globalization
- liberalization
- all of them
Sale of public enterprises to private sector is called __________.
- Globalisation
- Privatization
- Liberalization
- None of the above
Partial or complete sale of a public sector enterprise is called _______.
- liberalization
- privatization
- globalization
- none of them
Liberalization includes _________________________.
- Adopting strict industrial licensing requirement in most of the industries
- Reducing the fiscal burden of the state by relieving it of the losses of the SOEs and reducing the size of the bureaucracy
- Simplified policies to attract foreign capital and technology to India
- All of the above
The object of privatization is/are________________.
- To improve the performance of PSUs so as to lessen the financial burden on taxpayers
- To encourage and to facilitate private sector investments, from both domestic and foreign sources
- To generate revenues for the state
- All of above
Liberalization has helped us in achieving_____________.
- High foreign exchange reserve
- Low inflation rate
- Strong rupee
- All of above
The object of privatization is/are_____________.
- To increase the administrative burden on the state
- To discourage private sector investments
- To decrease the size and dynamism of the private sector
- None of above
Liberalization has helped us in achieving ___________.
- A high growth rate
- Easy availability of goods at competitive rates
- A healthy and flourishing stock market
- All of above
Which of the following is NOT included in liberalization?
- Reducing in tax matters
- Abolition of licensing
- Simplification of policies
- Imposition of tariff barriers
The benefits of privatization is/are as follows____________.
- It reduces the fiscal burden of the state by relieving it of the losses of the SOEs and reducing the size of the bureaucracy
- Privatization of SOEs enables the government to mop up funds
- Privatization helps the state to trim the size of the administrative machinery
- All of above
The object of privatization is/are_____________.
- To reduce the administrative burden on the state
- To encourage and to facilitate private sector investments
- To increase the size and dynamism of the private sector
- All of above
The functions of privatization is/are as follows_____________.
- Privatization helps accelerate the pace of economic developments as it attracts more resources from the private sector for development
- It may result in better management of the enterprises
- Privatization may also encourage entrepreneurship
- All of above
The following factors are key drivers of globalization.
- Government action, exchange rates, competition and socio demographic factors
- Market convergence, competition, exchange rates and cost advantages
- Cost advantages, government action, economic cycles and competition
- Market, cost, competition and government policies
Liberalization does not includes_______________.
- Abolishing industrial licensing requirement in most of the industries
- Freedom in deciding the scale of business activities
- Restriction in fixing prices of goods and services
- Simplifying the procedure for imports and exports.
______ refers to the process of eliminating unnecessary controls and restrictions on the smooth functioning of business enterprises.
- Globalization
- Privatization
- Liberalization
- All of above
_________ is concerned with the withdrawal of State from an industry or sector, partially or fully.
- Liberalization
- Modernization
- Privatization
- Globalization
______ aims at integrating our national economy with that of the world.
- Globalization
- Liberalization
- Privatization
- Diverstment
______ which has become a universal trend,means transfer of ownership and/or management of an enterprise from the public sector to the private sector.
- Globalization
- Privatization
- Liberalization
- All of above