WORLD HISTORY

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CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
system in which people are hired and promoted based on their talent and skills rather than wealth or social status
A
merit system
B
urbanization
C
money economy
D
porcelain
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Meritocracy (merit, from Latin mereō, and-cracy, from Ancient Greek kratos ‘strength, power’) is the notion of a political system in which economic goods or political power are vested in individual people based on ability and talent, rather than wealth or social class.

Detailed explanation-2: -Justice as merit emphasizes how to treat and to be treated according to his/her health, human statue, and intelligence. To know which person is a specialist in a profession, a decision is to be applied to that person is also useful in the fulfillment of justice.

Detailed explanation-3: -Meritocracy describes a society whereby jobs and pay are allocated based on an individual’s talent and achievements rather than social status.

Detailed explanation-4: -A meritocracy is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as ‘a society governed by people selected according to merit. ‘ The example sentence given is this: ‘Britain is a meritocracy, and everyone with skill and imagination may aspire to reach the highest level’.

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