The Cold War Era and Non-Aligned Movement

Which among the following regions outside Europe was part of Second World War?

• China
• Burma
• South-East Asia
• All of the above

The Western Alliance headed by US represented the ideology of ………… .

• Capitalism
• Liberal Democracy
• Socialism and Communism
• Both (a) and (b)

NATO is also called ‘Western Alliance’ because most of its members belonged to

• Western Asia
• Western Europe
• The Western part of America
• Western Africa

Choose the statement which was not a cause of Cold War.

• It was a matter of power rivalry between the two superpowers.
• The two superpowers were spreading their ideologies.
• The two alliances were struggling to get dominance in the United Nations.
• Both the alliances were trying to be more powerful than each other.

Why did India not join either of the two camps i.e. Western alliance or Eastern alliance during the Cold War era?

• India was afraid of both the camps.
• India was working for a third camp.
• India wanted to keep away from both the alliances.
• Both the US and the Soviet Union were against India.

During Cold War period, the smaller states joined the two alliances to get ….. and ..…

• Promise of protection against local rivals.
• Membership of the UN Security Council.
• Economic aid for self-defence.
• 1 and 3

Which one of the following is known as the high point of the Cold War?

• The formation of NATO
• The Cuban Missile Crisis
• The dropping of two atomic bombs by the US
• The formation of two power blocs

Which of the following statement is incorrect about Cold War?

• It resulted into a global war.
• It led to a series of tensions and confrontations between US and Soviet Union.
• It started after the end of Second World War.
• It divided the world into two different ideologies.

Choose the correct option regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis.

• In 1962, nuclear missiles were placed in Cuba.
• The installation of nuclear weapons put US under threat.
• USSR wanted a full scale war between the two countries.
• Both (a) and (b)

Which one of the following statements about the Cuban Missile Crisis is not true?

• Cuba was an ally of the Soviet Union.
• Leaders of the Soviet Union decided to convert Cuba into Russian base.
• Nikita Khrushchev ordered to place nuclear missiles in Cuba.
• John F Kennedy ordered to attack the Soviet warships heading to Cuba.