CBSE Class 12 Political Science The Cold War Era Worksheet

Question. 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.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) Both (i) and (ii)
(b) Both (ii) and (iii)
(c) Both (i) and (iii)
(d) (i), (ii) and (iii)

 Answer : A

Question. 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, SovietUnion, 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

Answer : D

Question. 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

Answer : B 

Question. 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.

Answer : C

Question. 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.
(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 all the member countries.
(iv) Superpowers assist all themember countries to develop their own nuclearweapons.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) Only (i)
(b) Both (ii) and (iii)
(c) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(d) Only (iv)

Answer : D

Question. Arrange the following in the chronological order of their establishment.
(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), (iii) and (iv)
(c) (i), (iii), (ii) and (iv)
(d) (ii), (iii), (i) and (iv)

Answer : B 

Question. Division of Vietnam along the 17th Parallel look place in which year?
(a) 1954
(b) 1956
(c) 1957
(d) 1958

 Answer : A

Question. 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.
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)

Answer : D

Question. …………… 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

Answer : C

Question. 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

Answer : B 

Question. 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. 
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)

Answer : D

Question. Which one of the following statements is ‘not correct’ about the ‘Non-Aligned Movement’?
(A) It suggested to the newly independent countries ways to stay out of alliances.
(B) India’s policy of non-alignment was neither negative nor passive.
(C) The non-aligned posture of India served its interests.
(D) India was praised for signing the treaty of friendship with USSR to strengthen NAM. K + A

Answer : D 

Question. Write the names of the main countries of Axis Powers.
(A) Germany, Italy, and Japan.
(B) India, Japan, Sri Lanka
(C) Bangladesh, Pakistan, China, India
(D) All of the above

Answer : A

Question. Which of the following statement is true for the Cold War?
(A) The two superpowers were poised for direct confrontations in India (1950 - 53), Gulf (1958 - 62).
(B) The two superpowers were poised for direct confrontations in Berlin only (1958 - 62).
(C) The two superpowers were poised for direct confrontations in Korea (1950 - 53), Berlin (1958 - 62).
(D) The two superpowers were poised for direct confrontations in Korea only (1950 - 53).

Answer : C 

Question. When did Cuban Missile Crisis occur?
(A) 1967
(B) 1962
(C) 1960
(D) 1970

Answer : B 

Question. Which among the following is not among the objectives of NAM?
(A) Enabling newly decolonized countries to pursue independent policies
(B) Not to joining any military alliances
(C) Following a policy of neutrality on global issues
(D) Focus on elimination of global economic inequalities

Answer : C 

Question. In which year CENTO was established?
(A) 1956
(B) 1957
(C) 1958
(D) 1955

Answer : D

Question. When did the American become aware of the weapon placed in Cuba by USSR?
(A) On the first day
(B) One week later
(C) Three weeks later
(D) None of the above

Answer : C 

Question. Which of the following statements about the Cold War is wrong?
(A) It was an ideological war between the superpowers.
(B) It was a competition between the US and Soviet Union and their respective allies.
(C) It triggered of an arms race.
(D) The US and USSR were engaged in direct war.

Answer : D

Question. The first non-aligned summit was held in the year 1961 in ................... .
(A) Venice
(B) Delhi
(C) Belgrade
(D) Dhaka

Answer : C

Question. When did the Cold War begin?
(A) After the Second World War
(B) During the Second World War
(C) Between 1914 and 1918
(D) Between 1939 and 1945

Answer : A

Question. Why did US and USSR never fight a direct war against each other?
(A) because their economy exhausted in WW2.
(B) because both did not have any nuclear weapons.
(C) because they understood the destruction caused by the use of atomic bombs.
(D) All of the above

Answer : C 

Assertion/Reason :

In 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.

Question. 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.

Answer : A

Question. 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.

Answer : A

Question. 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.

Answer : B 

Question. 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 : B