Question

Match the following thinkers (List-I) with their major ideas (List-II):

List-I (Thinker)	List-II (Idea)
(A) Harry Braverman	(I) Work is broken down into its smallest repetitive elements and divided between workers
(B) Mahatma Gandhi	(II) Machinery de-skills workers
(C) Karl Marx	(III) Machinery helps to increase production, but will eventually replace workers
(D) Frederick Winslow Taylor	(IV) Workers produce only one small part of a product which makes the work repetitive and exhausting

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
• B. (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)
• C. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
• D. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Harry Braverman’s idea reflects the division of labor.
Mahatma Gandhi critiqued the de-skilling effect of machinery.
Karl Marx discussed how machinery increases production but threatens jobs.
Frederick Winslow Taylor emphasized efficiency in repetitive tasks.