The Cold War Era and Non-Aligned Movement
1. Who was the Soviet Union's leader, who decided to turn Cuba into a Russian base and placed nuclear missiles in Cuba in 1962?
(a) John F. Kennedy (b) Nikita Khrushchev
(c) Vladimir Lenin (d) Joseph Stalin
(a) John F. Kennedy (b) Nikita Khrushchev
(c) Vladimir Lenin (d) Joseph Stalin
2. Division of Vietnam along the 17th Parallel look place in which year?
(a) 1954 (b) 1956
(c) 1957 (d) 1958
(a) 1954 (b) 1956
(c) 1957 (d) 1958
3. The end of World War II represents a watershed moment in contemporary world politics. In light of this statement which of the statements are correct?
(a) In 1945, the Allied Forces, led by the US, Soviet Union, Britain and France defeated the Axis Powers led by Germany, Italy and Japan, ending the Second World War (1939- 1945).
(b) The conflict had engulfed practically all of the world's main powers and had stretched to areas outside of Europe, including South-East Asia, China, Burma (now Myanmar) and parts of North-East India.
(c) The war devastated the world in terms of loss of human lives and civilian property.
(d) All of the above
(a) In 1945, the Allied Forces, led by the US, Soviet Union, Britain and France defeated the Axis Powers led by Germany, Italy and Japan, ending the Second World War (1939- 1945).
(b) The conflict had engulfed practically all of the world's main powers and had stretched to areas outside of Europe, including South-East Asia, China, Burma (now Myanmar) and parts of North-East India.
(c) The war devastated the world in terms of loss of human lives and civilian property.
(d) All of the above
4. Which of the following assertions does not represent NAM's goals?
(a) Providing new decolonised countries with the ability to pursue their own agendas.
(b) No to joining any military alliances.
(c) On global concerns, adhering to a policy of 'neutrality'.
(d) Focus on elimination of global economic inequalities.
(a) Providing new decolonised countries with the ability to pursue their own agendas.
(b) No to joining any military alliances.
(c) On global concerns, adhering to a policy of 'neutrality'.
(d) Focus on elimination of global economic inequalities.
5. ...... allows only the nuclear weapon states to have nuclear weapons and stops others from acquiring them. For the purposes of the it, a nuclear weapon state is one which has manufactured and exploded a nuclear weapon or other nuclear explosive device prior to .......
(a) Limited Test Ban Treaty, 3rd January, 1967
(b) Limited Test Ban Treaty, 1st January, 1967
(c) Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, 1st January, 1967
(d) Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, 3rd January, 1967
(a) Limited Test Ban Treaty, 3rd January, 1967
(b) Limited Test Ban Treaty, 1st January, 1967
(c) Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, 1st January, 1967
(d) Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, 3rd January, 1967
6. During the Cold War, ..... policy was developed as a strategy. After the breakup of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War in .. ., the policy as a worldwide movement and as the cornerstone of Indian foreign policy lost some of its former importance and efficacy.
(a) NATO, 1991
(b) Non-Alignment, 1991
(c) Economic and Political 1990
(d) Socialistic, 1991
(a) NATO, 1991
(b) Non-Alignment, 1991
(c) Economic and Political 1990
(d) Socialistic, 1991
7. Arrange the following in the chronological order of their establishment.
(i) Marshall Plan
(i) Marshall Plan
(ii) American President Harry Truman's Doctrine about the containment of communism
(iii) Korean War
(iv) Unification of Germany
Codes
(a) (i), (iv), (iii) and (ii) (b) (ii), (i), (i) and (iv)
(c) (i), (iii), (ii) and (iv) (d) (ii), (iii), (1) and (iv)
Codes
(a) (i), (iv), (iii) and (ii) (b) (ii), (i), (i) and (iv)
(c) (i), (iii), (ii) and (iv) (d) (ii), (iii), (1) and (iv)
8. Which among the following statements about the Cold War is incorrect?
(i) The Cold War produced an arms race as well as arms control.
(ii) The United States and the Soviet Union were at direct conflict.
(iii)' Cold War was a simple struggle for power and that ideology had nothing to do with it.
(iv) It was an ideological war between the superpowers.
(i) The Cold War produced an arms race as well as arms control.
(ii) The United States and the Soviet Union were at direct conflict.
(iii)' Cold War was a simple struggle for power and that ideology had nothing to do with it.
(iv) It was an ideological war between the superpowers.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) Both (i) and (ii) (b) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(c) Only (ii) (d) Only (iv)
9. Which of the following statements about NAM is correct?
(i) The first non-aligned summit was held in Belgrade in 1961.
(ii) The first summit was attended by 25 member states.
(iii) The latest meeting, the 18th summit, was held in Armenia in 2019.
(i) The first non-aligned summit was held in Belgrade in 1961.
(ii) The first summit was attended by 25 member states.
(iii) The latest meeting, the 18th summit, was held in Armenia in 2019.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) Both (i) and (ii) (b) Both (ii) and (iii)
(c) Both (i) and (ii) (d) (i), (ii) and (ii)
10. In 1972, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) published towards a New Trade Policy for Development. Why did the report recommend that the global trading system be reformed?
(i) To allow LDCS authority over their natural resources, which are now exploited by developed Western countries.
(ii) Western countries technological costs should be reduced.
(iii) To give the Least Developed Countries (LDCS) a bigger participation in international economic institutions.
(i) To allow LDCS authority over their natural resources, which are now exploited by developed Western countries.
(ii) Western countries technological costs should be reduced.
(iii) To give the Least Developed Countries (LDCS) a bigger participation in international economic institutions.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) Both (i) and (ii) (b) Both (ii) and (iii)
(c) Only (ii) (d) (i), (ii) and (iii)
11. Which of the following statements are incorrect regarding features of the military alliances formed by the superpowers?
(i) Member countries of the alliance are to provide bases in their respective lands for the superpowers.
(i) Member countries of the alliance are to provide bases in their respective lands for the superpowers.
(ii) Member countries to support the superpower both in terms of ideology and military strategy.
(iii) When a nation attacks any member country, it is considered as an attack on alt member countries.
(iii) When a nation attacks any member country, it is considered as an attack on alt member countries.
(iv) Superpowers assist all the member countries to develop their own nuclear weapons.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) Only (i) (b) Both (ii) and (ii)
(c) (ii). (iii) and (iv) (d) Only (iv)
Directions (Q. Nos. 12-14) the given question, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct code.
Codes
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false,
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false,
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
12. Assertion (A) It's worth remembering that India elected to include other non-aligned countries in this expedition.
Reason (R) Throughout the Cold War, India attempted to mobilise regional and international organisations that were not part of the US and USSR-led coalitions
Reason (R) Throughout the Cold War, India attempted to mobilise regional and international organisations that were not part of the US and USSR-led coalitions
13. Assertion (A) Three weeks after the Soviet Union had placed the nuclear weapons in Cuba, the Americans became aware of it.
Reason (R) The Cold War was not simply a matter of power rivalries, of military alliances and of the balance of power.
14. Assertion (A) The end of the Second World War was also the beginning of the Cold War.
Reason (R) The world war ended when the United States dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, causing Japan to surrender.
15. Study the picture given below and answer the question that follows.
What does the above picture depict?
(a) US soldiers raising the US flag.(b) Soviet soldiers raising the USSR flag.
(c) China soldiers raising the Chinese flag.
(d) None of the above
Answer
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (d) 11. (d) 12. (a) 13. (b) 14. (a) 15. (b)
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