Activists from many countries, linked through internet-based networks of NGOs, consumer advocates and environmental groups, staged enormous protests in Seattle. Against which international body were these protests held?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → World Trade Organisation
Option (1) International Monetary Fund — Incorrect. The International Monetary Fund is a world body that lends money to countries facing money troubles. The Seattle protests were aimed at the body that runs world trade, so a lending body is the wrong match.
Option (2) World Trade Organisation — Correct. The World Trade Organisation sets the rules of trade between countries. The huge Seattle protests against it were organised in part through internet-based networks, showing how social movements of the information age join hands across countries.
Option (3) World Bank — Incorrect. The World Bank is a world body that gives loans for development projects such as roads and dams. Its work is lending for development, and the Seattle protesters targeted the body that makes trade rules.
Option (4) United Nations Development Programme — Incorrect. The United Nations Development Programme is a UN agency that helps countries fight poverty and build skills. The Seattle protests were held against the world trade body instead.
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