The correct answer is Option 2 - Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.
Assertion: Technology may affect the way we think of our personal but also our collective lives. (Correct)
Reason: The movement of capital and commodities will most likely be quicker and wider than the movement of peoples across different parts of the world. (Correct)
While the reason is valid on its own, it doesn't directly explain or justify the assertion that technology affects both personal and collective life. The reason talks about the movement of capital and commodities versus people, but this doesn't fully explain how technology reshapes our thinking about life.
While globalisation is not caused by any single factor, technology remains a critical element. There is no doubt that the invention of the telegraph, the telephone, and the microchip in more recent times has revolutionised communication between different parts of the world. When printing initially came into being it laid the basis for the creation of nationalism. So also today we should expect that technology will affect the way we think of our personal but also our collective lives. The ability of ideas, capital, commodities and people to move more easily from one part of the world to another has been made possible largely by technological advances. The pace of these flows may vary. For instance, the movement of capital and commodities will most likely be quicker and wider than the movement of peoples across different parts of the world.
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