UPSC Mains 2025 · GS I · Q10 · 10 marks · 150 words

Do you think that globalization results in only an aggressive consumer culture ? Justify your answer.

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क्या आपको लगता है कि वैश्वीकरण का परिणाम केवल आक्रामक उपभोक्ता संस्कृति ही है ? अपने उत्तर की पुष्टि कीजिए ।

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Toppers wrote this one in a test series: “Globalization has facilitated the influx of global brands and multinational corporations into the Indian market, significantly altering the consumer behaviour. Do you agree? Justify your answer.”

Astha JainAIR 9 · CSE 2025 · 136 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening

Globalisation refers to the increased interconnectedness & interaction in world, leading to creation of 'Global village'.

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Diagram
- Influx of brands & MNCS - a) Global brands → H&M, Zara, Prada, Gucci - b) MNCS → Amazon, Facebook (Meta) etc - c) Exchange of good & service b/w India & world

Impact on Consumer behavior

(1) Rising consumerism → Indian consumers buying more & more of foreign goods (e.g. Myntra sale)

(2) Following western culture of hedonism → eg consumers prefering high luxury brands (3) 'Show off' culture on social media → bragging about possessions of clothes, sandals, bags etc (4) Normalisation of excess materialism → eg having branded clothes (5) Advertisement industry → promoting mass culture of consumerism (6) Role of influencers in altering behavior → Promoting foreign brands (7) Decline of Indian tradition such as spirituality, [minimalism] (8) Linear economy model of use & throw → waste rising (9) Reaching to remote areas, even rural market consumers eg jeans culture (10) foreign taste & preferences eg skirts, shoes etc

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Main) Examination 2025, General Studies Paper I, Q10. The paper on upsc.gov.in. Themes and links to toppers’ answers are by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.