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WTO helps promote international peace and facilitates international business.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
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The major objective of WTO is to promote international peace and facilitate international business.

Agreement of textile and clothing is an agreement fostered by the __________.

political science facilitators of international business introduction, status, objectives, features, scope and functions of the wto world trade organisation (wto) world trade organisation

  1. World Bank

  2. United Nations

  3. WTO

  4. IMF

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Agreement of textile and clothing is an agreement fostered by the WTO.

Which of the following is a function of the WTO?

political science facilitators of international business introduction, status, objectives, features, scope and functions of the wto world trade organisation (wto) world trade organisation

  1. Laying down a commonly accepted code of conduct to reduce trade barriers

  2. Acting as a dispute settlement body

  3. Ensuring that all the rules regulations prescribed in the Act are duly followed by the member countries for the settlement of their disputes

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The functions of WTO are:

1: Laying down a commonly accepted code of conduct to reduce trade barriers.
2: Acting as a dispute settlement body.
3: Ensuring that all the rules regulations prescribed in the Act are duly followed by the member countries for the settlement of their disputes.

WTO acts as a dispute settlement body.

political science facilitators of international business introduction, status, objectives, features, scope and functions of the wto world trade organisation (wto) world trade organisation

  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
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One of the major functions of WTO is acting as a dispute settlement body.

WTO is a successor to __________.

political science facilitators of international business introduction, status, objectives, features, scope and functions of the wto world trade organisation (wto) world trade organisation

  1. IMF

  2. GATT

  3. ITO

  4. IMC

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

World Trade Organization (WTO) is a successor to General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

Who were the Ryots?

political science peasants and farmers colonialism and tribal societies peasants and adivasi revolts policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule

  1. Diwans

  2. Herders

  3. Peasants

  4. Industrialists

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Correct Option: C

Why were peasants in the $19th$ century unwilling to cultivate opium in India?

political science peasants and farmers colonialism and tribal societies peasants and adivasi revolts policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule

  1. The price paid by government was very low

  2. The plant was delicate

  3. The cultivators were poor

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: D

Which of the following options refers to Captain Swing?

political science peasants and farmers colonialism and tribal societies peasants and adivasi revolts policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule

  1. Name of the Captain of a Ship

  2. Name of the army Captain under The British

  3. A mythical name which was used to threaten landlords by sending threatening letters.

  4. Name of the leader who organised peasants riots against threshing machines.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

"Captain Swing" was the name appended to several threatening letters during the rural English Swing Riots of 1830, when labourers rioted over the introduction of new threshing machines and the loss of their livelihoods. Captain Swing was described as a hard-working tenant farmer driven to destitution and despair by social and political change in the early nineteenth century.

In early 19th century which were two major commercial crops grown in India?

political science peasants and farmers colonialism and tribal societies peasants and adivasi revolts policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule

  1. Sugarcane and Jute

  2. Jute and Indigo

  3. Indigo and Opium

  4. Cotton and Sugarcane

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Correct Option: C
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During the colonial period, Indian farmers produced crops like Indigo, opium to cater to the world market. These were the two major commercial crops on the 19th century.

Indian farmers were not willing to cultivate opium because ____________.

political science peasants and farmers colonialism and tribal societies peasants and adivasi revolts policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule

  1. it required fertile land and needed more care

  2. opium cultivation spoiled their health

  3. opium was addictive and its cultivation was immoral

  4. the rent to be paid to the government was high

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Indian farmers were not willing to divert their best fields for opium cultivation because it would have resulted in poor production cereals and pulses. Many cultivators did not own land. For opium cultivation, they had to lease land from landlords and pay rent. The cultivation of opium was a difficult process and time consuming. This would have left little time for the farmers to care for other crops. The government paid very low price for the opium which made it an unprofitable proposition.