Statement (I) : Industrial relation is currently more influenced by the external market forces than the power play between employers and employees. Statement (II) : The forces of globalization have made competition so imperative that unions and their tactics like stopping productivity no more hold good.
- ABoth Statement (I) and Statement (II) are individually true and Statement (II) is the correct explanation of Statement (I)
- BBoth Statement (I) and Statement (II) are individually true but Statement (II) is NOT the correct explanation of Statement (I)
- CStatement (I) is true but Statement (II) is false
- DStatement (I) is false but Statement (II) is true
Explanation
Statement I is true: industrial relations today are driven more by external market forces than by the employer–employee power play. Statement II is also true: globalization has made competition so imperative that union tactics like stopping production no longer hold good. Statement II explains Statement I, because it is precisely this globalized competition that lets market forces dominate industrial relations. Hence both are true and II is the correct explanation of I.