CBSE Class 12 Political Science The End Of Bipolarity Worksheet

Question. Which of the following were used by US to establish its dominance over the world?
(a) Military Domination
(b) Cultural Superiority
(c) Dictatorship
(d) Both (a) and (b)

Answer : D 

Question. Shock Therapy is a phenomenon associated with................... .
(a) Central Asian conflicts in Tajikistan and Azerbaijan
(b) New International Economic Order
(c) US plans to root out communism
(d) Stabilising the Russian currency against the US dollar

Answer : D

Question. Which one of the following was not a consequence of Shock therapy in Russia?
(a) The collective farm system disintegrated.
(b) It brought ruin to the economy and disaster upon the people.
(c) The whole large scale state controlled industrial complex almost collapsed.
(d) The system of social welfare got strengthened.

Answer : D

Question. Which of the following sections or bodies can pose a challenge to US Dominance?
(a) Social Movements
(b) Media and intellectuals
(c) Non-Governmental organizations
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

Question. Which one of the following statements was not a feature of the Soviet System?
(a) A minimum standard of living was ensured to all citizens.
(b) The Soviet Government subsidised the basic necessities.
(c) There was no unemployment.
(d) People had the right to property.

Answer : D

Question. Why was the ‘First Gulf War’ called the ‘Video Game War’?
(a) Use of military’s in large number.
(b) Use of mass destruction weapons.
(c) Widespread television coverage.
(d) All of the above

Answer : C

Question. What could be an effective strategy to deal with a country like US by smaller nations?
(a) To hide themselves or stay below the radar.
(b) Extract benefits on a wider scale.
(c) Confront in several realms.
(d) None of the above

Answer : A

Question. The movement ‘Arab Spring’ that began in 2010 later turned into which type of movement?
(a) Social Movement
(b) Religions Movement
(c) Political Movement
(d) Economic Movement

Answer : A 

Question. Which among the following is not an outcome of the disintegration of the USSR?
(a) End of the ideological war between the US and the USSR.
(b) Birth of CIS.
(c) Change in balance of power in the world order.
(d) Crisis in the Middle East.

Answer : D

Question. Why did Russia become the successor of USSR?
(a) Russia led the formation of CIS
(b) It inherited the Soviet seat in the UN
(c) It was the largest republic
(d) Boris Yeltsin was more charismatic than Gorbachev

Answer : B 

Question. Which three major republics of the USSR declared in 1991 that the Soviet Union was disbanded?
(a) Lithuania, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan
(b) Russia, Latvia and Uzbekistan
(c) Russia, Ukraine and Belarus
(d) Russia, Estonia and Turkmenistan

Answer : C

Question. Which one of the following statements about the Berlin Wall is incorrect?
(a) It symbolised the division between the capitalist and the communist world.
(b) It was built immediately after the Second World.
(c) It did not mark the unification of the two parts of Germany.
(d) It was broken by the people on 9th November, 1989.

Answer : C

Question. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) came into being after the Socialist Revolution in Russia in
(a) 1914
(b) 1917
(c) 1939
(d) 1991

Answer : B

Question. Identify the group of countries that had been part of the Soviet Union before its disintegration.
(a) Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia
(b) Armenia, West Germany, Azerbaijan
(c) Poland, East Germany, Norway
(d) Norway, Hungary, Romania

Answer : A 

Question. The Communist Party staged an abortive coup in August 1991, against which Soviet leader?
(a)Boris Yelstin
(b) Mikhail Gorbachev
(c) Leonid Brezhnev
(d) Joseph Stalin

Answer : B

Question. Which one among the following is a cause of disintegration of the Soviet Union?
(a) Inability of the Soviet System to correct its own mistakes.
(b) Over aspirations of the people.
(c) Rapid economic development.
(d) Superiority of the Soviet system over Western Capitalism.

Answer : A 

Question. Which statement among the following about the first Gulf War is correct?
(a) It was an exclusive war between the US and Iraq.
(b) The UN had no role to play in this war.
(c) American forces used atom bombs to win the war.
(d) The first Gulf War proved to be financially profitable for the U.S.

Answer : D 

Question. The Arab Spring was a struggle against which of the following aspects?
(a) Unemployment
(b) Corruption
(c) Poverty
(d) All of these

Answer : D 

Question. The disintegration of Soviet Union was one of the most important events that altered the global geopolitics after the Second World War. Consider the following statement(s) in this regard and choose the correct one/(s).
1. A coup took place in 1991 that was encouraged by communist party hardliness.
2. Boris Yeltsin emerged as a national hero in opposing this coup.
3. In Decempber 1991, under the leadership of Yeltsin, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus three major republics of the USSR, declared that the Soviet Union was disbanded.
Codes
(a) 1 and 3
(b) Only 1
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer : D

Question. Soviet system which came into being after Socialist Revolution in 1917 was very powerful, but disintegrated in 1990 due to the following given reasons.
1. One party system.
2. Russian dominance over other 15 republics of USSR.
3. Non-recognition of cultural affairs of people residing in these republics.
Codes
(a) 1 and 2
(b) Only 2
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2 and 3

Answer : C

Question. Which institution became active player in wake of developmental needs of the second world countries?
(a) Amnesty International
(b) World Bank
(c) NATO
(d) Commonwealth of Independent States

Answer : B

Question. Arrange the following events in sequence and select the correct codes.
A. Second World War
B. Fall of Berlin Wall
C. Russian Revolution
D. Soviet invasion in Afghanistan
Codes
(a) A, B, C, D
(b) C, A, D, B
(c) A, C, B, D
(d) C, B, D, A

Answer : B

Question. The ………… Republic and the …………… Republic were two republics of the United States of Soviet Russia which have violent secessionist movements at the time of disintegration.
(a) Armenia, Moldova
(b) Belarus, Ukraine
(c) Chechnuya, Dagestan
(d) Georgia, Latvia

Answer : C

Question. Consider the following statements and pick the correct one.
(i) The USSR contained 15 constituent republics.
(ii) It was formed an 30th December 1924.
(iii) It was the largest country in terms of area.
Codes
(a) Only (i)
(b) Both (ii) and (iii)
(c) Both (ii) and (i)
(d) All of these

Answer : D

Question. Consider the following statements and select the incorrect option.
(i) The Warsaw Pact was the name of the Western Alliance led by US.
(ii) The Warsaw Pact was a group of supporters of communism and capitalism.
(iii) Some Baltic and East European states wanted to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
Codes
(a) Both (ii) and (iii)
(b) Both (i) and (ii)
(c) Only (i)
(d) Only (iii)

Answer : C

Question. Consider the following statements regarding features of Soviet system and select the correct statements.
(i) The Soviet system was very bureaucratised and authoritarian in nature.
(ii) The Soviet economy witnessed huge development and growth.
(iii) State Treasury had spent a huge fortune on building and maintaing nuclear arsenals.
Codes
(a) Both (ii) and (iii)
(b) Only (ii)
(c) Both (i) and (iii)
(d) All of these

Answer : C

Question. Which was the first Soviet Republic to declare its independence from Soviet Russia?
(a) Georgia
(b) Moldova
(c) Lithuania
(d) Armenia

Answer : C

Question. Consider the following statements and select the incorrect statements.
(i) Joseph Stalin was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1985.
(ii) Mikhail Gorbachev introduced the policies of Perestrokia and Glasnost.
(iii) Leonid Brezhnev was involved in supressing a popular rebellion in Czechoslovakia and in invading Afghanistan.
Codes
(a) Both (ii) and (iii)
(b) Only (i)
(c) Both (i) and (iii)
(d) Only (ii)

Answer : B

Question. Which country in the Central Asia witnessed a Civil War that went on for 10 years?
(a) Azerbaijan
(b) Tajikstan
(c) Uzbekistan
(d) Turkmenistan

Answer : B

Question. Bolshevik Communist Party was founded by ………… in ………… year
(a) Vladimir Lenin, 1912
(b) Leon Trotsky, 1913
(c) Joseph Stalin, 1912
(d) Adolf Hitler, 1913

Answer : A

Question. Russia took over the USSR seat in the UN in which of the following year?
(a) November 1989
(b) October 1992
(c) January 1990
(d) December 1991

Answer : D

Assertion/Reason :

After reading the Assertion and Reason, select the correct codes according to the codes given below.
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.

Question. Assertion (A) The disintegration of the Soviet Union meant the end of the Cold War because the Cold War was the culmination of the rivalries between the USA and the USSR.
Reason (R) The disintegration left open the world space to be dominated by the sole superpower called the USA or to have the dominance of several powers.

Answer : B

Question. Assertion (A) Russian President Yeltsin assured the Indian Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao that Russia’s relationship and co-operation with India would continue.
Reason (R) The decision to end Rupee trade and to switch over to hard currencies was taken. Russia also favoured strategic co-operation with India.

Answer : A

Question. Assertion (A) During the Cold War, many thought that nationalist unrest would be strongest in the Central Asian republics.
Reason (R) The reason was that the ordinary people here felt alienated from the Central Asians and from each and concluded also that they were paying too high an economic price to keep the more backward areas within the Soviet Union.

Answer : A

Question. Look at the given cartoon and answer the following question.

The picture refers to which treaty?
(a) Tripartite Treaty
(b) Panchsheel Treaty
(c) Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation
(d) Treaty of Versailles

Answer : B