Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: Globalisation

Question:

The first meeting of WSF (World Social Forum) was organised in Porto-Alegre, Brazil in

Options:

1999

2000

2001

2002

Correct Answer:

2001

Explanation:

The correct answer is option (3) - 2001

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.