1] When was the Berlin Wall built?
C- 1991
D- 1989
Answer- A
2] When was the Berlin Wall brought down?
A- 1961
B- 1962
C- 1989
D- 1991
Answer- C
3] When did the Russian Revolution take place?
A- 1900
B- 1917
C- 1919
D- 1991
Answer- B
4] What were the countries included in the camp of the Soviet Union called?
A- first world
B- second world
C- third world
D- none of these
Answer- B
5] Which party ruled the Soviet Union?
A- Congress Party
B- Communist Party
C- Russian Party
D- None of these
Answer- B
6] With whom did the Soviet Union remain conflicted?
A- India
B- Japan
C- America
D- none of these
Answer- C
7] How many republics was the Soviet Union made up of?
A- 10
B- 12
C- 15
D- 17
Answer- C
8] What is the name of the currency of Russia?
A- Yen
B- Dinar
C- Ruble
D- Dollar
Answer- C
9] When did Mikhail Gorbachev become the General Secretary of the Communist Party?
A- 1980
B- 1985
C- 1990
D- 1991
Answer- B
10] The Soviet Union intervened in Afghanistan in __?
A- 1969
B- 1979
C- 1989
D- 1999
Answer- B
11] Mikhail Gorbachev implemented the policy of __ in the Soviet Union?
A- economic, political reforms
B- democratization
C- A & B
D- none of these
Answer- C
12] Who played an important role in the 1991 coup in the Soviet Union?
A- Mikhail Gorbachev
B- Boris Yeltnis
C- Vladimir Lenin
D- All of the above
Answer- B
13] When did the Soviet Union disintegrate?
A- 1991
B- 1985
C- 2010
D- 2000
Answer- A
14] For how many years did the Communist Party rule in the Soviet Union?
A- 60
B- 70
C- 80
D- 90
Answer- B
15] After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, who was given permanent membership of its Security Council?
A- Russia
B- Poland
C- Ukraine
D- Belarus
Answer- A
16] In Central Asia __ was in the grip of civil war for ten years?
A- Azerbaijan
B- Tajikistan
C- Russia
D- Turkmenistan
Answer- B
17] Which two republics of Russia _ _ _ violent separatist movement?
A- Chechnya and Turkmenistan
B- Chechnya and Dagestan
C- Dagestan and Azerbaijan
D- none of these
Answer- B
18] Bilateral agreements were signed between India and Russia in 2001?
A- 40
B- 60
C- 80
D- 90
Answer- C
19] After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the countries of the Soviet Union adopted ___ system?
A- socialism
B- communism
C- shock therapy
D- none of these
Answer- C
20] After adopting shock therapy, the economy of Soviet Union became ___?
A- Strong
B- Devastated
C- Had no effect
D- All of the above
Answer- B
21] After 1991 ___ broke up into several provinces?
A- Herznia
B- Yugoslavia
C- Azerbaijan
D- Tajikistan
Answer- B
22] Which of the following is not the reason for the disintegration of Soviet Union?
A- internal weakness of institutions
B- convenience of transportation
C- arms race
D- communist dictatorship
Answer- B
23] How long was the Berlin Wall?
A- 100
B- 150
C- 160
D- 190
Answer- B
24] About how many years did the Berlin Wall stand?
A- 25
B- 28
C- 38
D- 35
Answer- B
25] Who brought down the Berlin Wall?
A- traitors
B- general public
C- government
D- police
Answer- B
26] Which of the following statements about the nature of the Soviet economy is incorrect?
A- Socialism was the dominant ideology in the Soviet economy
B- State ownership of the means of production
C- People had economic freedom
D- The state used to plan and control every aspect of the economy
Answer- C
27] Arrange chronologically?
A- Afghan Crisis
B- Fall of Berlin Wall
C- Dissolution of Soviet Union
D- Russian Revolution
Answer- D,A,B,C
28] Which of the following is not a consequence of the disintegration of the Soviet Union?
A- The end of the ideological battle between the United States of America and the Soviet Union
B- The birth of the Commonwealth of Independent States
C- Changes in the balance of power of the world order
D- Crisis in the Middle East
Answer- D
29] Match ?
Answer- 1-C
2-D
3-A
4-E
5-A
30 ] Blank Space
(a) The Soviet political system was based on the ideology of --------------------.
(b) The military alliance formed by the Soviet Union was -------------.
(c) -------------- The party dominated the Soviet political system.
(d) ---------------- introduced reforms in the Soviet Union in 1985.
(d) The fall of ---------------- marked the end of the Cold War
Answer (a) Socialist
(b) Warsaw Pact
(c) Communist
(d) Mikhail Gorbacheb
(d) Berlin Wall
31] Who provided assistance to the steel factories of Bhilai, Bokaro and Visakhapatnam in India?
A- America
B- France
C- Soviet Union
D- Yugoslavia
Answer- C
32] Who among the following supported India's stand in the United Nations on Kashmir issue?
A- America
B- France
C- Soviet Union
D- Yugoslavia
Answer- C
33] India is the second largest buyer of arms for _ _ _ _ ?
A- America
B- France
C- Russia
D- Japan
Answer- C
34] Who was elected the first President of Russia?
A- Boris Gelfand
B- Mikhail Gorbachev
C- Nikita Khuskrev
D- Boris Yeltnis
Answer- D
35] The first Soviet republic to declare independence was ___?
A- Lithuania
B- Russia
C- Ukraine
D- Belarus
Answer- A
36] Who was the last President of the Soviet Union?
A- Boris Gelfand
B- Mikhail Gorbachev
C- Nikita Khuskrev
D-Boris Yeltnis
Answer- B
37] Which of the following is not a consequence of the disintegration of the Soviet Union?
A- End of Cold War
B- Beginning of Battle of Ideology
C- Rise of New Countries
D- End of arms race
Answer- B
38] Who among the following is known as the hero of the Russian Revolution of 1917?
A- Vladimir Lenin
B- Joseph Stalin
C- Leonid Brezhnev
D- Mikhail Gorbachev
Answer- A
39] Who among the following is accused of the disintegration of the Soviet Union?
A- Vladimir Lenin
B- Joseph Stalin
C- Leonid Brezhnev
D- Mikhail Gorbachev
Answer- D
40] From which country did the Arab Revolution start?
A- Jordan
B- Israel
C- Saudi Arabia
D- Tunisia
Answer- D
41] Against which issue was the Arab Revolution started?
A- Dictatorship
B- Corruption
C- Unemployment and Poverty
D- All of the above
Answer- D
42] When did the first Gulf War take place?
A- 1960
B- 1970
C- 1980
D- 1990
Answer- D
43] Which operation was carried out under the First Gulf War?
A- Operation desert storm
B- Operation infinite reach
C- Operation enduring freedom
D- Operation Iraqi freedom
Answer- A
44] Who called the decision taken by the United Nations during the First Gulf War as the New World Order?
A- Bill Clinton
B- Harry Clinton
C- George Bush
D- None of these
Answer- C
