Given below are two statements:

Statement (I): The world Social forum (WSF) is a global platform, which brings together a wide coalition composed of human rights activits, environmentalists, labour, youth and women activists.
Statement (II): WSF is the platform which supports all the forms of Globalization.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(1) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
(2) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
(3) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
(4) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

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The correct answer is Option 3 - 3 (Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect)

Given statements:

Statement (I): The world Social forum (WSF) is a global platform, which brings together a wide coalition composed of human rights activits, environmentalists, labour, youth and women activists. (Correct)

Statement (II): WSF is the platform which supports all the forms of Globalization. (Incorrect)

Statement II is incorrect because the WSF is not a platform that supports all forms of globalization. It opposes neo-liberal globalization. It is known for its critical stance on certain aspects of globalization and aims to promote alternative and more equitable forms of globalization.

The World Social Forum (WSF) is another global platform, which brings together a wide coalition composed of human rights activists, environmentalists, labor, youth, and women activists opposed to neo-liberal globalization. The first WSF meeting was organized in Porto Alegre, Brazil in 2001. The fourth WSF meeting was held in Mumbai in 2004. The latest WSF meeting was held in Nepal in February 2024.