Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Social Change and Development in India: Globalisation and Social Change

Question:

Read the passage and answer the following question:

Globalisation involves a stretching of social and economic relationships throughout the world. This becomes possible through the introduction of certain policies. This process is broadly known as liberalisation in India. Liberalisation technically involves steady removal of rules that regulated trade and finance regulations. Once these are done, it constitutes economic reforms. Besides this liberalisation as a process also involves taking loans from international institutions such as International Monetary Fund (IMF). It is important to mention that certain condition are imposed before loans are sanctioned to a country, which thereby leads to introduction of new economic measures. These conditions constitute the Structural Adjustments. These adjustments usually mean cuts in state expenditure on social sector.

Structural Adjustments lead to :

Options:

State expenditure rise in Health Sector

State expenditure cut in Health Sector

No change in state expenditure in Health Sector

State expenditure rise in Education Sector

Correct Answer:

State expenditure cut in Health Sector

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → State expenditure cut in Health Sector

The passage explicitly states that Structural Adjustments usually mean cuts in state expenditure on the social sector

Structural Adjustments typically lead to "State expenditure cuts in the Health Sector." These adjustments often involve reducing government spending in various sectors, including social services like health and education, as a means to address economic challenges and meet the conditions imposed by international institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF).