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The End of Bipolarity

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Q1 FREE PREVIEW

When did the Soviet Union disintegrate?

a

1989

b

1990

c

1991

d

1992

✓ Correct answer: c)

1991

Explanation

1991-The Soviet Union officially disintegrated on December 26, 1991. This marked the end of the Cold War and the bipolar world order.

Q2

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:
Arab Spring was a ___________.

a

Political movement

b

Cultural movement

c

Social movement

d

Environmental movement

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Q3

Which leader introduced the policies of Glasnost and Perestroika?

a

Lenin

b

Stalin

c

Khrushchev

d

Gorbachev

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Q4

( Section- A)
MCQ ( Q.1 - Q.12)( 1x12=12)

Arrange the following events in chronological order:

I. Gorbachev became the General Secretary of Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
II. Russia, Ukraine and Belarus declared that Soviet Union is disbanded.
III. Russian Revolution.
IV. Fall of the Berlin Wall

a

III, I, IV, II

b

III, II, I, IV

c

III, I, II, IV

d

III, IV, I, II

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Q5

Which of the following issues led to the attack on Egypt in 1956 by Britain?

a

Suez Canal issue

b

Suzhou Canal issue

c

Panama Canal issue

d

Bruges Canal issue

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Q6

The collapse of Soviet Union was followed by Shock Therapy. Which of the following statements is NOT correct about Shock Therapy?

a

The transition involved a breakup of the existing trade alliances among the countries of the Soviet bloc.

b

Shock therapy involved a drastic change in the external orientation of these economies.

c

FDI and free trade were to be the main engines.

d

The Eastern capitalist states guided and controlled the development of the region

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Q7

In the following question, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason(R). Choose the appropriate answer from the options given below as the correct answer:
Assertion (A): In December 1991, under the leadership of Yeltsin, Russia, Ukraine and Georgia, three major republics of the USSR, declared that the Soviet Union was disbanded.
Reason(R): The rise of nationalism led to various protests in Post-Soviet Republics.

a

Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

b

Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c

A is true, but R is false.

d

A is false, but R is true.

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Q8

Which one of the following was a Soviet Republic?

a

Armenia

b

Bangladesh

c

France

d

Brazil

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