Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: Globalisation

Question:

In which year was the fourth World Social Forum (WSF) meeting held, and where did it take place?

Options:

1999, Seattle, USA

2001, Porto Alegre, Brazil

2018, Brazil

2004, Mumbai, India

Correct Answer:

2004, Mumbai, India

Explanation:

Answer-  2004, Mumbai, India
The fourth World Social Forum (WSF) meeting was held in Mumbai, India, in 2004.

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. The World Social Forum (WSF) is another global platform, which brings together a wide coalition composed of human rights activists, environmentalists, labour, youth and women activists opposed to neo-liberal globalisation. The first WSF meeting was organised in Porto Alegre, Brazil in 2001. The fourth WSF meeting was held in Mumbai in 2004. The latest WSF meeting was held in Brazil in March 2018.