Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: Globalisation

Question:

There were protests at the World Trade Organization Ministerial meeting at Seattle in 1999 because-

Options:

Illegal trading of armaments

Unfair trading practices by economically powerful states

Displacement of indigenous tribes in South America

Specific regional rules of environmental protection

Correct Answer:

Unfair trading practices by economically powerful states

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Unfair trading practices by economically powerful states

"In 1999, at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Meeting there were widespread  protests at Seattle alleging unfair trading practices by the economically powerful states. It was argued that the interests of the developing world were not given sufficient importance in the evolving global economic system.".