Political consequences of globalisation does not include -
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → The imposition of cultural hegemony of super powers
Option (1) ‘Welfare state’ giving way to a more minimalist state. A political consequence (Incorrect). The state keeps core functions like law and order and security, and withdraws from many welfare functions.
Option (2) Market becomes the prime determinant of economic and social priorities. A political consequence (Incorrect). The market takes the place of the welfare state.
Option (3) The imposition of cultural hegemony of super powers Not a political consequence (Correct). This is a cultural consequence of globalisation. The fear is that globalisation leads to a uniform culture, in which the culture of the politically and economically dominant society leaves its imprint on a less powerful society. It concerns what people eat, wear and think, not the capacity of the state.
Option (4) Increased role of multinational companies lead to reduction in capacity of governments to take decisions on their own. A political consequence (Incorrect). This too is part of the erosion of state capacity.
NCERT (2025-26): “Political Consequences … At the most simple level, globalisation results in an erosion of state capacity, that is, the ability of government to do what they do. All over the world, the old ‘welfare state’ is now giving way to a more minimalist state that performs certain core functions such as the maintenance of law and order and the security of its citizens. However, it withdraws from many of its earlier welfare functions directed at economic and social well-being. In place of the welfare state, it is the market that becomes the prime determinant of economic and social priorities. The entry and the increased role of multinational companies all over the world leads to a reduction in the capacity of governments to take decisions on their own.… Cultural Consequences … The consequences of globalisation are not confined only to the sphere of politics and economy. Globalisation affects us in our home, in what we eat, drink, wear and indeed in what we think. It shapes what we think are our preferences. The cultural effect of globalisation leads to the fear that this process poses a threat to cultures in the world. It does so, because globalisation leads to the rise of a uniform culture or what is called cultural homogenisation.… Cultural Consequences … Thus, the culture of the politically and economically dominant society leaves its imprint on a less powerful society, and the world begins to look more like the dominant power wishes it to be.…” |