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SSC Geography QUESTION #6342
Question 1
Wallerstein's World-Systems Theory categorizes countries into:
  • Developed, Developing, and Underdeveloped
  • Core, Periphery, and Semi-Periphery✔️
  • First World, Second World, and Third World
  • Industrial, Agricultural, and Service economies
Correct Answer Explanation
World-Systems Theory (Immanuel Wallerstein) divides the capitalist world-economy into: Core (dominant, high-skill production), Periphery (dependent, raw material/low-skill production), and Semi-Periphery (intermediate, mix of both) - emphasizing exploitative relationships maintaining inequality.