Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

Technological developments — especially in IT and transportation — make globally dispersed production possible.

• Telecommunications and Internet allow real-time coordination between Paris, Dhaka, Hanoi, and Manila — for sending designs, placing orders, and managing operations instantly.
• Computers and e-mail enable instant sharing of designs, instructions, and payments across borders at negligible cost.
• Improved transportation (containerisation, cheaper air freight) ensures fast, low-cost movement of fabric and finished garments across countries.

Consequence of unavailability: Without these technologies, real-time coordination would collapse. Orders, designs, and instructions could not be transmitted instantly, making it impossible to manage production spread across multiple countries simultaneously. The entire global production network would break down.

Source: Globalisation and the Indian Economy, Chapter 4 — "Factors That Have Enabled Globalisation"

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The examiner expects you to name specific technologies (Internet, telecom, IT, containers/transport) and link each to the scenario. For the consequence part, connect the absence of technology directly to the breakdown of coordination — don't be vague. The textbook explicitly states IT "has played a major role in spreading out production of services across countries," so anchor your answer there. Avoid writing in essay style; 3 marks = 3 clear points.