End of bipolarity

Which of the following cannot be considered a consequence of the disintegration of the USSR?

• Independence of India

• End of the cold war

• End of the arms race

• Emergence of the USA as a sole superpower

Identify the group of countries that had been part of the Soviet Union before disintegration.

• Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia

• Armenia, West Germany, Azerbaijan

• Poland, East Germany, Norway

• Norway, Hungary, Romania

Which one of the following was not given primacy by the makers of the Soviet System?

• Abolition of private property

• Society based on the principle of equality

• No opposition party

• No state control over the economy

The high point of Cold War was.......... .

• Atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• Cuban Missile Crises

• Establishment of SEATO and CENTO

• Establishment of NATO

Assertion (A): The disintegration of the USSR led to the end of the Cold War confrontation.

Reason (R): This resulted in an arms race between the USSR and the USA.

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

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

• A is true but R is false .

• A is false but R is true.

Which one of the following statements was not a feature of the Soviet System?

• A minimum standard of living was ensured to all citizens.

• The Soviet Government subsided the basic necessities.

• There was no unemployment .

• People had the right to property.

Which of the following statements about the Berlin Wall is false?

• It symbolises the division between the capitalist and the communist states.

• It was built immediately after the second world war.

• It was broken by the people on 9 November 1989.

• It marked by the unification of the two parts of Germany.

Choose the statement that is not true about the ' Socialist Revolution ' in 1917 in Russia:

• It was inspired by the ideals of Socialism.

• It favoured to design a society based on the principles of equality.

• It aimed at establishing two party system.

• It favoured state-controlled economy.

Which of the following statements is not true in terms of the consequences of the shock therapy?

• It destroyed the economy of the USSR.

• It increased the value of the Russian currency.

• It led to the emergence of a mafia.

• It replaced collective ownership of agriculture with the privatisation of farms.

Assertion (A): In 1990's, the economy of Russia was ruined completely.

Reason (R): More than 90% of the industries were sold to private companies at throwaway prices.

• Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

• Both A and R are true and R is not correct explanation of A

• A is true but R is false

• A is false but R is true