Previous Year Question

The concept of the Global Village is prominently associated with Marshall McLuhan. Its basic idea is that modern communication technologies have greatly reduced the significance of geographical distance and the time required for exchange of information, making different parts of the world appear highly interconnected.

In particular, electronic communication—such as radio, television and later digital communication—made it possible for information to travel across the world very rapidly. Because of this extensive connectivity, geographically distant societies can interact almost like people within a small “village.”

Among the given options, Transport and Communication Development most appropriately represents this process. It should be remembered that in McLuhan's original concept, communication and electronic media are the central elements.