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weekend quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The United States and its allies were in favor of this government type:

a)

communism

b)

socialist

c)

democratic

d)

theocracy

2.

Which event signaled the end of the Cold War?

a)

collapse of the Soviet Union

b)

end of the Vietnam War

c)

Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

fall of the Berlin Wall

3.

The Cold War was a conflict between which two super powers?

a)

Spain and England

b)

Soviet Union and United States

c)

US and China

d)

United States and Vietnam

4.

Which of the following was a military alliance made up of communist nations?

a)

SEATO

b)

CENTO

c)

NATO

d)

Warsaw Pact

5.

The Second World War was fought between

a)

1914 - 1919

b)

1920 – 1925

c)

1940 – 1942

d)

1939 - 1945

6.

The Cold War was :

a)

a matter of power rivalries

b)

an ideological conflict

c)

of military alliance

d)

all of the above

7.

Soviet Union came into being in :

a)

1917

b)

1919

c)

1945

d)

1920

8.

Both India and Russia share a vision of a world order :

a)

Unipolar

b)

Bipolar

c)

Multipolar

d)

None of the above

9.

Cold War was between :

a)

India and Pakistan

b)

England and France

c)

North Korea and South Korea

d)

American bloc and Soviet bloc

10.

Soviet Union disintegrated in the year :

a)

1945

b)

1985

c)

1971

d)

1991

11.

Cuban Missile Crisis took place in the year :

a)

1956

b)

1962

c)

1960

d)

1971

12.

What was the reason for the end of Bipolarity in world politics ?

a)

Disintegration of Soviet Union

b)

End of The Cold War

c)

Role of Non-alignment Movement

d)

All of the above

13.

Which of the following Soviet leaders decided to convert Cuba into Soviet Phase:

a)

Stalin

b)

Khrushchev

c)

Gorbachev

d)

Putin

14.

Russian Revolution of 1917 was inspired by the ideals of:

a)

Socialism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Both socialism and capitalism

d)

None of the above

15.

The Western alliance led by U.S.A. organised :

a)

Warsaw Pact

b)

NATO

c)

Non-Alignment Movement

d)

None of the above

16.

Mikhail Gorbachev became General Secretary of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union in :

a)

1980

b)

1985

c)

1990

d)

1988

17.

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) came into existence in the year:

a)

1949

b)

1955

c)

1952

d)

1950

18.

The following statement about the Soviet Union is true :

a)

The communist party had complete control over all institutions.

b)

Soviet system become autocratic and authoritarian.

c)

There was lack of democracy and absence of the freedom of speech in the Soviet Union.

d)

All of the above.

19.

The first elected President of Russia was:

a)

Boris Yeltsin.

b)

Vladimir Putin.

c)

Mikhail Gorbachev.

d)

None of the above.

20.

India signed the Treaty of Friendship with the Soviet Union in :

a)

1965

b)

1971

c)

1970

d)

1991

21.

Disintegration of U.S.S.R. and the end of the era of Cold War took place in :

a)

1990

b)

1992

c)

1991

d)

1989

22.

In which year European Union passed the European constitution :

a)

1991

b)

1993

c)

1994

d)

1992

23.

Who is the present President of Russia :

a)

Boris Yeltsin

b)

Mikhail Gorbachev

c)

Dimitri Medvedev

d)

Vladimir Putin

24.

Berlin Wall was broken in the year :

a)

1980

b)

1989

c)

1991

d)

2000

25.

How many NAM (Non-Alignment Movements) have been held so far (2016)

a)

12

b)

15

c)

16

d)

17

26.

During the period of Cold War, great loss of lives and destruction took-place in the country.

a)

Korea

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Vietnam

d)

All of the above

27.

Unification of Germany took place in the year :

a)

1990

b)

1988

c)

1991

d)

1992

28.

The following country was accepted as the successor of U.S.S.R. in the Security Council of U.N.O.

a)

Georgia

b)

Ukraine

c)

Russia

d)

Lithuania

29.

In 1950–1953, the two superpowers were poised for direct confrontation in :

a)

Korea

b)

Cuba

c)

Congo

d)

None of the above

30.

NATO was an association of :

a)

12 states

b)

15 states

c)

10 states

d)

13 states

31.

To keep herself aloof from the Cold War India decided to adopt the policy of:

a)

Neutrality

b)

Isolation from world affairs

c)

Non-Alignment

d)

None of the above

32.

Warsaw Pact was organised by the Soviet bloc in the year.

a)

1949

b)

1950

c)

1955

d)

1960

33.

Which among the following statements does not reflect the objectives of NAM:

a)

Enabling newly decolonised countries to pursue independent policies

b)

No to joining any military alliances

c)

Following a policy of "neutrality" on global issues

d)

Focus on elimination of global economic inequalities

34.

In which year did the Soviet Union detonate its first atomic weapon

a)

1945

b)

1951

c)

1949

d)

1955

35.

The Cold War turned “hot” in which region of the globe?

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

the Korean Peninsula

d)

Chaina

36.

. The dividing line between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War was called _________________

a)

The Iron Curtain

b)

The Iron Bars

c)

The Steel Curtain

d)

The Iron Road

37.

Who was the first man to set foot on the moon?

a)

Louis Armstrong

b)

Charles Lindbergh

c)

Yuri Gagarin

d)

Neil Armstrong

38.

Which event caused President Kennedy to call the Navy to blockade Cuba?

a)

Korean Conflict

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

Berlin Airlift

39.

How long did the Cold war last?

a)

45 years

b)

56 years

c)

23 years

d)

12 years

40.

Canada, USA, Britain, France, West Germany, and others formed an alliance during the Cold War that still exists today.

a)

Axis Powers

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

Allied Powers

d)

NATO

41.

Idea that once nuclear war starts, it will end with both sides destroyed.

a)

Satellite State

b)

Deterrent

c)

Mutually Assured Destruction

d)

Cuban missile Crisis

42.

This type of government is ran by the people.

a)

Socialism

b)

Democracy

c)

Communism

d)

Government

43.

This is a type of government where the government has complete control of the country.

a)

Communism

b)

Socialism

c)

Democracy

d)

Government

44.

What U. S. policy adopted in the late 1940’s was used to stop the spread of communism?

a)

Adoption

b)

Containment

c)

Suppression

d)

Annihilation

45.

This man was responsible for the Cuban Missile Crisis and was a leader of the Soviet Union.

a)

JFK

b)

Joseph McCarthy

c)

Nikita Khrushchev

d)

Adolf Hitler

46.

Where was Korea divided?

a)

18 parallel

b)

34 parallel

c)

38 parallel

d)

15 parallel

47.

Which country was split in two by the "iron curtain"?

a)

Poland

b)

Germany

c)

Hungary

d)

Soviet Union

48.

Location of the meeting to decide the fate of Europe after the war

a)

Yalta

b)

Munich

c)

Berlin

d)

Potsdam

49.

What became the symbol of the Cold War?

a)

The president

b)

The Berlin Wall

c)

Germany

d)

There was no symbol

50.

What did the destruction of the Berlin Wall symbolize?

a)

Nothing, the wall is still there.

b)

Hate and anger

c)

That McCarthyism was still going on.

d)

An end of the Cold War