CBSE Class 12 Political Science The End of Bipolarity MCQs Set B

Question. Arab Spring began with …………………. .
(a) Russian Revolution
(b) Tunisian Revolution
(c) Egyptian Revolution
(d) Syrian Revolution

Answer : B

Question. Which one of the following was NOT an outcome of ‘Shock Therapy’?
(a) The old system of social welfare got destroyed.
(b) Industries were put up for sale to the private sector.
(c) The value of the Russian currency, the ‘Ruble’ rose dramatically.
(d) Russia started to import food grains.

Answer : D

Question. Who became the sole superpower after the disintegration of USSR?
(a) China
(b) Russia
(c) US
(d) Britain

Answer : C

Question. After which event in 1917 Soviet Union came into existence?
(a) French Revolution
(b) First World War
(c) November Revolution
(d) Socialist Revolution

Answer : D

Question. What among the following was the result of the disintegration of USSR?
(a) End of Cold War confrontations
(b) End of Second World War
(c) Great economic depression
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

Question. Which one of the following statement related to the Iraq invasion by the US is incorrect?
(a) More than forty other countries were involved in this invasion.
(b) The UN had given consent to invade Iraq.
(c) The invasion was to prevent Iraq from developing weapons of mass destruction.
(d) The US lost over 3000 military personnel in this war.

Answer : B

Question. Mikhail Gorbachev was elected as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in:
(a) 1955
(b) 1965
(c) 1975
(d) 1985

Answer : D

Question. The Socialist Movement was inspired by the ideas of:
(a) Democracy
(b) Socialism
(c) Communalism
(d) Dictatorship

Answer : B

Question. The model of transition, influenced by the World Bank and the IMF, came to be known as ……………. .
(a) USSR
(b) Shock Therapy
(c) United Nations
(d) CENTO

Answer : B

Question. Which one of the following did Gorbachev not promise to reform?
(a) To loosen the administrative system
(b) To catch up with the west
(c) To reform the economy
(d) To maintain strict control over the government

Answer : D

Question. Which currency declined after the implement of Shock therapy?
(a) Ruble
(b) Dollar
(c) Pound
(d) Euro

Answer : A

Question. What was the nomenclature of the group who followed the USSR?
(a) Communist group
(b) Democratic group
(c) Liberal socialist group
(d) The Second World or The Socialist bloc

Answer : D

Question. How Central Asian economies benefited?
(a) due to oil resources
(b) due to their agricultural activities
(c) due to tourism
(d) due to their hydrocarbon resources

Answer : D

Question. …………………. witnessed a Civil War that went on for ten years till 2001.
(a) Dagestan
(b) Tajikistan
(c) Chechnya
(d) Moscow

Answer : B

Question. A system in which the affairs at the international level cannot be dominated by only one superpower but by a group of countries is known as:
(a) unipolar world
(b) capitalise world
(c) multi-polar world
(d) collective world

Answer : C

Question. How did the Shock Therapy affect the economy?
(a) It flourished the economies.
(b) It devastated the economies.
(c) It had no impact at all on economies.
(d) None of the above.

Answer : B

Question. Which period is described as the period of US dominance?
(a) 1960 onwards
(b) Cold War era
(c) Post-Cold War era
(d) 1980 onwards

Answer : C

Question. Which one of the following statements about the Berlin wall is false?
(a) It symbolised the division between the capitalist and the communist world.
(b) It was built during the Second World War.
(c) It was broken by the people on 9 November 1989.
(d) It marked the unification of the two parts of Germany.

Answer : B

Question. Which among the following statements wrongly describes the nature of the Soviet economy?
(a) Socialism was the dominant ideology.
(b) State ownership/control existed over the factors of production.
(c) People enjoyed economic freedom.
(d) Every aspect of the economy was planned and controlled by the state.

Answer : C

Question. Why Soviet system lost its popularity soon?
(a) It became more democratic
(b) People were fed up of the system
(c) It exploited people
(d) It became very bureaucratic and authoritarian

Answer : D

Question. When was Soviet Union disbanded?
(a) 1989
(b) 1990
(c) 1991
(d) 1992

Answer : C

Question. In Soviet system, who used to control the economy?
(a) Businessmen
(b) State
(c) People
(d) None of the above

Answer : B

Question. What type of economy was proposed by Shock therapy?
(a) Communist
(b) Liberal Communist
(c) Socialist
(d) Capitalist

Answer : D

Question. What was the nomenclature of the group who followed the USSR?
(a) Communist group
(b) Democratic group
(c) Liberal socialist group
(d) The Second World or The Socialist bloc

Answer : D

Question. The post-Soviet countries underwent a process of transition from an authoritarian socialist system to …………………. capitalism system.
(a) democratic
(b) authoritative
(c) aristocratic
(d) systematic

Answer : A

Question. Which operation is known as “Operation Iraqi Freedom”?
(a) US attack on Iraq in 2003
(b) US attack on Iraq in 1991
(c) US attack on Afghanistan
(d) None of the above

Answer : A

Question. First Gulf War was known as …………………. .
(a) Operation Infinite Reach
(b) Operation Enduring Freedom
(c) Operation Desert Storm
(d) Operation Iraqi Freedom

Answer : C

Question. What was the result of withdrawal of government subsidies?
(a) people had no impact at all
(b) market prices hiked rapidly
(c) people were pushed into poverty
(d) none of the above

Answer : C

Question. Who became the sole superpower after the disintegration of the USSR?
(a) China
(b) Russia
(c) US
(d) Britain

Answer : C

Question. What type of economy was proposed by Shock therapy?
(a) Communist
(b) Liberal Communist
(c) Socialist
(d) Capitalist

Answer : D

Question. Shock therapy involved a drastic change in the …………………. orientation of the economies.
(a) external
(b) internal
(c) international
(d) opposition

Answer : A

Question. The real GDP of Russia in 1999 was below what it was in:
(a) 1959
(b) 1969
(c) 1979
(d) 1989

Answer : D

Question. Which one of the following was NOT a consequence of disintegration of the USSR?
(a) Many new stages emerged
(b) Russia emerged as a new superpower
(c) Power relations in world politics changed
(d) The capitalist system emerged as the winner

Answer : B

Question. What was the final and most immediate cause of the disintegration of the USSR?
(a) Gorbachev’s policies
(b) Western developments
(c) Second World War
(d) The rise of nationalism and the desire for sovereignty within various republics

Answer : D

Assertion (a) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
(a) Both (a) and (R) are true, but (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.

Question. Assertion: The Shock Therapy brought success which was not anticipated at all.
Reason: Each of these countries was required to make a total shift to a capitalist economy, which meant rooting out completely any structures evolved during the Soviet period.
Answer : D

Question. Assertion: Central Asian countries were already in control of US.
Reason: Central Asia has also become a zone of competition between outside powers and oil companies.
Answer : C

Question. Assertion: Reforms were necessary to keep the USSR abreast of the information and technological revolutions taking place in the West.
Reason: Mikhail Gorbachev, who had become General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1985, sought to reform this system.
Answer : A

Question. Assertion: The Soviet economy was then more developed than the rest of the world except for the US.
Reason: The Soviet Union became a great power after the Second World War
Answer : A

Question. Assertion: Most of the former Soviet Republics are prone to conflicts, and many have had civil wars and insurgencies.
Reason: In Russia, two republics, Chechnya and Dagestan, have had violent secessionist movements.
Answer : B

Question. Assertion: Gorbachev did nothing to save the disintegration of soviet system.
Reason: These developments were accompanied by a rapidly escalating crisis within the USSR that hastened its disintegration.
Answer : D

Question. Assertion: Development was now envisaged through more trade, and thus a sudden and complete switch to free trade was considered essential.
Reason: Shock therapy also involved a drastic change in the external orientation of these economies.
Answer : A

Question. Assertion: Cold War had a great cost on the economy of the country.
Reason: In the arms race, the Soviet Union managed to match the US from time to time.
Answer : B

Question. Assertion: Shock Therapy was the transitional form from authoritarian socialist system to a democratic capitalist system in Russia, Central Asia and East Europe under the influence of the World Bank and IMF.
Reason: The model of transition in Russia, Central Asia and east Europe that was influenced by the World Bank and the IMF came to be known as ‘Shock therapy’.
Answer : A

Question. Assertion: Gorbachev’s decision to normalize relations with the West and democratize and reform the Soviet Union had some other effects that neither he nor anyone else intended or anticipated.
Reason: People supported Gorbachev in his every decision he has taken.
Answer : C

Question. Assertion: The exclusion of these republics was an issue that was quickly solved by making them founding members of the CIS.
Reason: The declaration on the disintegration of the USSR and the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) came as a surprise to the other republics, especially to the Central Asian ones.
Answer : B

Question. Assertion: The Russian Republic, where Yeltsin won a popular election, began to shake off centralized control.
Reason: A coup took place in 1991 that was encouraged by Communist Party hard-liners.
Answer : B

Question. Assertion: After the Second World War, the east European countries that the Soviet Army had liberated from the fascist forces came under the control of the USSR.
Reason: The Soviet System, however, became very bureaucratic and authoritarian, making life very difficult for its citizens.
Answer : B

Question. Assertion: The hydrocarbon resources have brought an enormous prosperity to these countries.
Reason: The Central Asian Republics are areas with vast hydrocarbon resources.
Answer : A

Question. Assertion: Each state from this bloc was now linked directly to the West and not to each other in the region.
Reason: The transition also involved a breakup of the existing trade alliances among the countries of the Soviet bloc.
Answer : B

Question. Assertion: In Georgia, the demand for independence has come from two provinces, resulting in a Civil War.
Reason: In Central Asia, Tajikistan witnessed a Civil War that went on for ten years till 2001.
Answer : B