Chapter – 1
End of Bipolarity
- Which of the following events had been marked as largest garage sale in the world?
a. Transition from Communist to Capitalist
b. Shock Therapy
c. Selling of Public Industries to Private individuals
d. Selling of Private industries to Public venture
Answer: c: Selling of public industries to private individuals
2. Consider the following statements in the form of Assertion(A) and Reason(R).
Assertion(A): The Soviet economy was then more developed than the China and US.
Reason(R): It had vast energy resources, complex communication network, machinery production and transport sector.
a. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is correct but R is False.
d. A is false but R is correct.
Answer: d : A is false but R is correct.
3. Which one of the followings was not and outcome of the disintegration of the USSR?
a. Birth of CIS
b. Crises in the Middle East
c. Change in the balance of Power in the world order
d. End of the ideological war between the US and USSR
Answer: b: Crises in the middle East
4.Match the followings:
| S. No. | List – I | S. No. | List – II |
| A | Mikhail Gorbachev | 1 | Successor of USSR |
| B | Shock Therapy | 2 | Military Pact |
| C | Russia | 3 | Introduced reforms |
| D | Boris Yeltsin | 4 | Economic model |
| E | Warsaw | 5 | President of Russia |
Choose the correct answer from the given options below:
a. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4, E-5
b. A-3, B-4, C-1, D-5, E-2
c. A-2, B-3, C-1, D-5, E-4
d. A-5, B-4, C-2, D-1, E-3
Answer: b: A-3, B-4, C-1, D-5, E-2
5. Consider the following statements regarding Berlin Wall.
A. It was built at the hight of Cold War in Aug 1962.
B. It was one of the greatest symbol of Cold War and was toppled in year 1989.
C. The Berlin Wall symbolized division between Capitalist and Communist world.
D. It marked the beginning of dominance of Communist regime in the world.
Select the correct answer from the given options below.
a. A, B and C are incorrect.
b. B, C and D are incorrect.
c. B and C are correct.
d. A and D are correct.
Answer: c: B and C are correct.
6. Who amongst the followings rules USSR for longest tenure?
a. Nikita Khrushchev
b. Joseph Stalin
c. Vladimir Lenin
d. Boris Yeltsin
Answer: B Joseph Stalin