Cold War - Political Science Coaching Centre

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Cold War

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1. Who among the following used the word Cold War for the first time? (KARNATAKA SET 2016 PAPER III)

(A) Hans J. Morgenthau

(B) Grotious

(C) Bernard Baruch

(D) Oppenheim

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2. Which one of the following is not the characteristic of the bipolar system? (KARNATAKA SET 2017 PAPER III)

(A) Each of the two blocks is led by leading power

(B) Supranational as well as national actors participate in the system

(C) Non-aligned States either disappear or will have no importance

(D) The universal actor becomes ineffective or may cease to exist

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3. Who is not a member of 'The Five Eyes Alliance'? - (Current Affairs 22.05.2024)

UK, USA

USA, Australia

Australia, New Zealand

New Zealand, Canada

India and China

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4. Which type of conflict has disappeared since the end of Cold War? (GUJARAT SET DECEMBER 2002)

(A) Ethnic conflict

(B) Religious conflict

(C) Conflict between countries for control over natural resources

(D) Conflict between US and Russia on ideological grounds

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5. Below are given two statements, one is Assertion (A) and other is Reason (R). State whether statements are correct and whether (B) is reason for (A) or not by using codes given below:

Assertion (A): Cold War became intense because two superpowers became engaged in arms competition

Reason (R): Cold War became intense because of tendency of two superpowers to look at local issues in global terms (GUJARAT SET JULY 2004)

(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (B) is correct explanation of (A)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not explanation of (A)

(C) (A) is correct but (R) is not

(D) (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct

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6. Which of the following statements is associated with the process of 'detente'? (GUJARAT SET 2008)

(A) J. F. Dulles

(B) Kennan

(C) Winston Churchill

(D) Henry Kissinger

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7. Which of the following organizations created in the context of the Cold War has continued even after the end of the Cold War? (GUJARAT SET 2008)

(A) SEATO

(B) CENTO

(C) Warsaw Treaty Organization

(D) NATO

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8. Which of the following countries was not divided with the end of Cold War? (GUJARAT SET 2008)

(A) Yugoslavia

(B) Germany

(C) Czechoslovakia

(D) Soviet Union

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9. The world in the period immediately following the end of cold war is described as: (GUJARAT SET 2011)

(A) Multipolar

(B) Unipolar

(C) Bipolar

(D) Non-polar

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10. The Soviet Policy of 'Perestroika' pursued: (GUJARAT SET 2013 PAPER II)

(A) Political openness

(B) Containment of USA

(C) Adoption of capitalist policies

(D) Supporting other communist countries

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11. The Warsaw Pact was a direct response to: (GUJARAT SET 2013 PAPER II)

(A) Creation of NATO

(B) Expansion of NATO with the inclusion of West Germany

(C) Truman Doctrine

(D) Marshall Plan

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12. The major thrust of India's foreign policy in the post-Cold War era has been on improvement of relationship with: (GUJARAT SET 2014 PAPER III)

(A) Great powers

(B) Third world countries

(C) Middle East Countries

(D) UN and its agencies

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13. The expression Third World' was used during.......... (GUJARAT SET 2014 PAPER III)

(A) First World War

(B) Second World War

(C) Cold War

(D) Post-cold war period

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14. Which country is going through a mass student protest against Israel-Palestine War and wants to stop the war against Hamas which is a shadow of Vietnam war ? (Current Affairs 02.05.2024)

UK

US

France

Germany

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15. Arrange the following events of Cold War in a chronological manner. (CUET PG 2024)

(A). Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

(B). Korean War

(C). Berlin War

(D). Soviet invasion of Hungary

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A), (B), (D), (C).

2. (A), (C), (D), (B).

3. (B), (D), (C), (A).

4. (A), (B), (C), (D).

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16. The policy of containment formulated by the U.S. aimed at: (JNU MA 2020)

(A) Checking globally the influence of the Soviet Union.

(B) Checking the nuclear proliferation of Iran.

(C) Containing defiant North Korea.

(D) Countering the expansionist policies of People’s Republic of China.

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17. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (JNU MA 2020)

(A) A - III, B - IV, C - II, D - I

(B) A - IV, B - II, C - III, D - I

(C) A - II, B - IV, C - I, D - III

(D) A - II, B - I, C - III, D - IV

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18. Given below are two statements one labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as Reason R. (JNU MA 2020)

Assertion A: The Post-Cold War period is a multi-polar moment in a unipolar world.

Reason R: America remains the world’s pre-eminent actor, but it is also stretched militarily, in debt financially, divided domestically and unpopular internationally.

In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(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.

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19. Which one of the following is true about the First World War:- (DU MA 2019)

i. It was the first modern, industrialised total war.

ii. It was fought between 1939-1945

iii. It began between European States and fought on European Battlefields.

iv. It is also known as the Great War.

1. i, ii and iv only

2. i, ii and iii only

3. i, iii and iv only

4. i, ii, iii and iv

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20. Arrange the following in ascending order: (DU MA 2021)

A. Break-up of the Soviet Union

B. Perestroika

C. The Prague Spring

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

1. A, B, C

2. B, C, A

3. C, B, A

4. A, C, B

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21. Arrange the following in a chronological order: (DU MA 2021)

A. Weimer Republic

B. Potsdam Conference

C. Marshall Plan

D. Bolshevik Revolution

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

1. A, D, C, B

2. D, A, B, C

3. A, B, C, D

4. D, A, C, D

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22. Match List I with List II (DU MA 2021)

1. A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV

2. A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I

3. A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III

4. A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I

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23. (DU MA 2021)

A. The rise of German power caused World War I.

B. Kaiser Wilhelm II's clumsy diplomacy caused World War I.

C. Germany's militarist ideology, which glorified aggressive war, caused World War I.

D. The capitalist class conflict caused World War I

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A and B only

2. A, B, and C only

3. Cand D only

4. All are correct

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24. Who delivered the famous speech, 'we shall fight on the beaches, during the Second World War? (DU MA 2022)

1. Adolf Hitler

2. Theodore Roosevelt

3. Winston Churchill

4. King George VI

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25. Identify the correct sequence of events, beginning from the earliest (DU MA 2022)

i. Truman Doctrine announced

ii. Creation of the United Nations

iii. Fall of the Berlin Wall

iv. Cuban Missile Crisis

1. i, ii, iv, iii

2. ii, i, iv, iii

3. i, ii, iii, iv

4. ii, i, iii, iv

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26. Marshall Plan was meant for :- (DU MA 2018

1. Rebuilding Western European economics

2. Rebuilding the economics of the North-American countries

3. Building the economics of the third world

4. Building the economics of African countries

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27. The purpose of the US Marshall Plan was (CUET PG 2022)

(1) To extend economic loans to war-torn countries in

(2) Europe To give US a favourable image as a creditor

(3) To ensure economic stability and political order in the Post World War II World

(4) All of the above

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28. Arrange the following Cold War events chronologically from the earliest to the latest. (CUET PG 2022)

A. Cuban Missile Crisis

B. Suez Crisis

C. Soviet intervention in Afghanistan

D. Vietnam War

E. Korean War

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) E, A, B, D, C

(2) E, B, A, D, C

(3) B, E, A, C, D

(4) B, E, A, D, C

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29. Two superpowers during the Cold War were (CUET PG 2022)

(1) USA and Russia

(2) UK and Russia

(3) USA and USSR

(4) UK and France

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30. Which among the following is not associated with Cold War? (CUET PG 2023)

1. Creation of Bizonia

2. Nationalization of Suez Canal

3. Truman Doctrine of Containment

4. Marshall Plan

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31. Cuban Missile Crisis was in (CUET PG 2021)

1.1960

2.1961

3. 1962

4. 1963

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32. Détente was/is an important concept in (CUET PG 2021)

1. Cold War

2. NAM

3. ASEAN

4. SAARC

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33. The first World War led to the dissolution of which of the following empires? (Presidency University Masters Entrance Questions 2017)

(A) Russian

(B) Ottoman

(C) Hapsburg

(D) All of the above

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34. Which of the following is true with regard to 'Détente'? (Himachal Pradesh SET 2017)

(A) Beginning of Cold War between the United States and former Soviet Union

(B) End of Second World War between the Axis and the Allied powers

(C) End of Cold War and the disintegration of former Soviet Union

(D) Thaw in tensed relations between the United States and former Soviet Union during the Cold War

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35. Helsinki Accords was the final outcome of : (Himachal Pradesh SET 2017)

(A) Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, 1973

(B) World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987

(C) World Conference on Human Rights, 1993

(D) World Conference on Women, 1975

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36. Below are some statements which are either True or False. Select the correct answer from the codes given below: (SLET 17th March 2024)

(a) Churchill used the term 'Iron-Curtain' in his Fulton speech.

(b) Perestroika came into being under Putin.

(c) Kenneth Waltz was an exponent of Game theory.

(d) India clashed with Pakistan at Kargil in 2003.

Codes :

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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37. 'Painful historical memories prevent one country from emerging as a regional hegemon in Asia. The country is (PUMDET 2019)

(A) India

(B) China

(C) Japan

(D) Indonesia

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38. “Towards a New Cold War” was written by: (KERALA SET 2022 JULY)

A) Nom Chomsky

B) Kai Nielson

C) Richard Norman

D) John Rocker

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39. The International organisation which started a scheme called ‘partnership for peace’ for a group of countries: (KERALA SET 2022 JULY)

A) OPEC

B) OAU

C) OAS

D) NATO

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40. Formal end of Cold War took place at: (KERALA SET 2022 JANUARY)

A) London Summit of NATO, 1990

B) Camp David Agreement of 1990

C) Algiers Conference of 1991

D) Brussels Conference of 1991

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41. The new cold war started with (KARNATAKA SET 2014 PAPER III)

(A) The US recognition of Peoples Republic of China for mutual trade

(B) The US refusal to ratify SALT – II

(C) Soviet intervention in Afghanistan

(D) The conversion of Diego Garcia into a military base by America

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42. Theory of containment by US during cold war was aimed at (GUJARAT SET 2010)

(A) Germany

(B) Italy

(C) Japan

(D) Soviet Union

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43. During the cold war, in which of the following events, did the two Super Powers come to the brink of the nuclear war? (GUJARAT SET 2013 PAPER II)

(A) Korean War

(B) Cuban Missile Crisis

(C) Vietnam War

(D) Afghanistan's invasion by USSR

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44. The term ‘Cold - War’ was coined by: (KERALA SET JULY 2023)

A) Desmond Domelly

B) Bernard Baruch

C) Paul Seabury

D) Frederick .L. Schuman

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45. Assertion (A): Cold war caused arms race which subsequently affected global peace. (KERALA SET JULY 2023)

Reason (R): UN Security Council was effectively maintained international peace and security during Cold war period.

A) A is true and R is false

B) Both A and R are false

C) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

D) A is false and R is true

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46. The first phase of cold war started with US military intervention through: (KERALA SET JANUARY 2023)

A) Suez Canal

B) North Korea

C) Pearl Harbour

D) Berlin Blockade

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47. Identify the sequence of the following Cold War events: (University of Hyderabad MA 2020)

I. Bay of Pigs Invasion

II. Korean Crisis

III. Soviet Intervention in Afghanistan

IV. Glasnost and Perestroika

V. Oil Embargo

A. II, I, V, III, IV

B. I, II, III, V, IV

C. V, II, III, I, IV

D. V, I, II, N, III

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48. Cold war was (Presidency University Bachelor Degree Entrance Test 2023 Paper IV)

(A) an ideological Conflict

(B) a war of strained relations between the East and the West

(C) a war that divided World Politics

(D) All mentioned above

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49. The term ‘Cold War’ was popularized by the columnist (Presidency University Bachelor Degree Entrance Test 2023 Paper IV)

(A) Andre Gunder Frank

(B) Immanuel Wallerstein

(C) Walter Lippman

(D) Peter Calvocoressi

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50. "The cold war also operated to help the congress party hold onto its hegemonic position in India." Who made this statement? (RAJASTHAN SET 2020 PART 2)

(1) Myron Weiner

(2) Arend Lijphart

(3) Samuel Huntington

(4) Lucian Pye

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51. Match List - I with List - II. (NET June 2024 Paper II)

(1) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

(2)A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I

(3) A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II

(4) A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III

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52. Munich Agreement was signed in: (NET June 2024 Paper II)

(1) 1938

(2) 1935

(3) 1936

(4) 1933

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53. Comparative public administration emerged on account of the following reasons and conditions. Identify the incorrect option as an answer (MAHARASHTRA SET 2021 PAPER II)

(A) Search for theory

(B) Urge for practical application

(C) Deep interest in the cultures, politics and administration of newly formed nations

(D) Cold war

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54. ‘The clash of civilizations’ and ‘New World Order’ predict an ideological shift in the Post-cold war period from: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2021 PAPER II)

(A) Political ideology to economic liberalism

(B) Geopolitics to geo-economics

(C) Nation-state to the civilization area

(D) Political ideology to culture and religion

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55. Who has written the book “The Cold War : Retrospect and Prospect”? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2023)

(A) Lewkowicz Nicolas

(B) Hopkins Michael

(C) Frederick Schuman

(D) Bronson Rachel

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56. NATO was formed in (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) 1948

B) 1949

C) 1950

D) 1951

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57. Who used the term ‘Cold War’ first? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Bernard Brouch

B) Hans J Morgenthau

C) C K Webster

D) Karl Duetch

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58. Which of the following country withdrew from the NATO in 1966? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Britain

B) Denmark

C) Spain

D) France

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59. Marshall Plan was introduced in: (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) August 1947

B) June 1947

C) July 1948

D) September 1948

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60. Formal end of Cold War took place at (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) London Summit of NATO, 1990

B) Camp David Agreement of 1990

C) Algiers Conference of 1991

D) Brussels Conference of 1991

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61. “The cold war was a moral crusade for moral values:- for good against bad; right against wrong; religion against atheism” - Whose view? (KERALA SET 2018 FEBRUARY)

A) John Foster Dulles

B) George Kennan

C) Henry Kissinger

D) Munroe

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62. The term ‘Iron Curtain’ was coined by: (KERALA SET 2019 JULY)

A) Woodrow Wilson

B) Winston Churchill

C) Roosevelt

D) George Kennan

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63. Formal end of Cold war took place at: (KERALA SET 2021 JULY)

A) London Summit of NATO, 1990

B) Camp David Agreement of 1990

C) Algiers Conference of 1991

D) Brussels Conference of 1991

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64. Which system of International Politics “….was the product of elite collusion which resulted in international relations being ‘arranged’”? (Presidency University Masters Entrance Questions 2018)

(A) The cold war

(B) The Balance of Power

(C) The First world war

(D) The war of Roses

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65. The bridge in Istanbul, Turkey that connects Asia and Europe is called (JMI M.A. 2021-2022)

A) Golden Gate Bridge

B) Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

C) Bosphorus Bridge

D) Royal Gorge Bridge

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66. The Panama Canal connects: (JMI M.A. 2021-2022)

A) Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean

B) Atlantic Ocean and Arctic

C) Arctic Ocean and Antarctic Ocean

D) Pacific Ocean and Arctic Ocean

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67. The official languages of NATO are (JMI M.A. 2021-2022)

A) English and French

B) English and German

C) English and Spanish

D) English, French and German

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68. The official languages of NATO are (JMI M.A. 2021-2022)

A) English and French

B) English and German

C) English and Spanish

D) English, French and German

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69. Who is the secretary general of OIC? (JMI M.A. 2021-2022)

A) Iyad bin Amin Madani

B) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu

C) Prince Salman

D) Dr. Yousef bin Ahmad AI-Othaimeen

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70. “Star Wars" was another name for? (JMI M.A. 2021-2022)

A) Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles

B) Strategic Defense Initiative

C) Global Protection against Limited Strikes

D) Mutually Assured Destruction

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71. The Cuban missile crisis involved which of the following countries? (JMI M.A. 2021-2022)

A) Cuba, Mexico, USA

B) Cuba, Ecuador, Argentina

C) Cuba, United States of America, Union of Soviet Socialist Republic

D) Cuba, Union of Soviet Socialist Republic, United Kingdom

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72. In which country did Meiji restoration take place? (JMI M.A. 2021-2022)

A) China

B) Japan

C) Taiwan

D) Laos

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73. When was the Marshall Plan enforced in Europe? (WB PSC 2022)

(A) 1946

(B) 1947

(D) 1954

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74. When was the NATO formed? (WB PSC 2022)

(A) 1951

(B) 1948

(D) 1949

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75. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). (NET March 2023 Shift II)

Assertion (A): After end of cold war, there was a rapid transition from a bipolar system to a unipolar system.

Reason (R): The Collapse of Soviet Power in Eastern and Central Europe and later the end of the USSR itself were the reason for the change into a unipolar system.

In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).

3. (A) is true but (R) is false.

4. (A) is false but (R) is true.

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76. Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). (NET March 2023 Shift I)

Assertion (A): Ever since the end of World War II, international environment has been dominated by the American relations with the Soviet Union characterized as Cold War.

Reason (R): The Cold War coloured not only American and American aligned nations' relations with the Soviet Union and the latter's allies but relations of the U.S. and its allies with other non-aligned nations, as well.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)

3. (A) is true but (R) is false

4. (A) is false but (R) is true

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77. Which of the following are not the features of Cold War? (NET March 2023 Shift I)

A. There was nuclear arms race.

B. There was a propaganda war.

C. There was economic blockade against the non-aligned countries.

D. The third world countries were directly involved in it.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A) and (B) only

2. (B) and (C) only

3. (C) and (D) only

4. (B) and (D) only

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78. Assertion (A): Intervention in Afghanistan ended the period of Detente. (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

Reason (R): The period after Detente marked the beginning of New Cold War.

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.

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79. Who among the following describes post - Cold War phase as a phase of 'post - International Politics'? (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)

(A) Keohane

(B) Rosenau

(C) Nye

(D) Buzan

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80. The study of Comparative Politics till the end of Cold War was the following: (WEST BENGAL SET 2020)

(A) analytical

(B) behavioural

(C) normative

(D) descriptive

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81. At the end of Cold War, Francis Fukuyama constructed the thesis ‘end of history’ which meant the following: (WEST BENGAL SET 2020)

(A) The world would no longer be unfolding events.

(B) The tension and conflict would cease to exist at global level.

(C) Ideological struggle had come to an end.

(D) Ideological struggles would be waged with a new vigour.

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82. The end of the Cold War did not facilitate (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

(A) rise of non-traditional security issues.

(B) moves towards a multipolar world.

(C) greater focus on human security.

(D) resurgence of European powers in world politics.

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83. NATO was formed in: (Jadavpur University B.A 2010)

a) 1949

b) 1947

c) 1945

d) 1944

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84. The former USSR collapsed in: (Jadavpur University B.A 2010)

a) 1989

b) 1990

c) 1991

d) 1992

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85. The headquarter of NATO is located in_________. (Jadavpur University B.A 2016)

A. New York

B. Paris

C. Geneva

D. Brussels

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86. In which year did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur? (Presidency University Bachelor Degree Entrance Test 2019)

(A) 1962

(B) 1963

(D) 1966

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87. With the end of cold war, and the disintegration of the erstwhile Soviet Union, we are (NET December 2007)

(A) Bipolar World

(B) Multipolar World Order

(C) Unipolar System

(D) Anarchy

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88. Who used first time the word “Cold War”? (NET June 2010 Paper II)

(A) Bernard Brouch

(B) Hans J. Morgenthau

(C) C. K. Webster

(D) Karl Duetch

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89. The US approach to the Cold War was originally set out in (NET June 2012 Paper III)

(a) The Nixon Doctrine

(b) The Marshall Plan

(c) The Monroe Doctrine

(d) The Truman Doctrine

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90. At the end of cold war Francis Fukuyama constructed the thesis of 'end of history' which meant: (NET January 2017 Paper II)

(a) The world would no longer be unfolding events.

(b) The tension and conflict would cease to exist at global level.

(c) Ideological struggles had come to an end.

(d) Ideological struggles would be waged with new vigour.

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91. Declaration of the end of cold war made the leaders of the U.S.A. and the Soviet Union at the Malta Summit in the year: (BHU MA 2014)

(1) 1988

(2) 1989

(3) 1991

(4) 1992

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92. An important feature of the cold war was: (BHU MA 2014)

(1) Policy of co-existence

(2) Economy diplomacy

(3) Military alliances

(4) Cultural diplomacy

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93. The term 'cold war' first used by: (BHU MA 2014)

(1) Churchill

(2) Stalin

(3) Roosevelt

(4) Bernard Baruch

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94. Main reason for the end of cold war was the policy followed by: (BHU MA 2016)

(1) Stalin

(2) Breznev

(3) Gorbachov

(4) Mao

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95. The term cold war was used for the first time by: (BHU MA 2016)

(1) Stalin

(2) Truman

(3) Barnard Baruch

(4) J. L. Nehru

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96. In which of the following years the Marshall Plan was initiated? (BHU MA 2019)

1. 1939

2. 1945

3. 1948

4. 1952

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97. Which one of the following countries is related with the 'Star War Programme'? (BHU MA 2019)

1. Russia

2. America

3. France

4. England

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98. ANZUS Council is a: (BHU MA 2019)

1. Military Alliance

2. Economic Alliance

3. Monetary Alliance

4. Political Alliance

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99. In which of the following places North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) was created on April 4, 1949? (BHU MA 2019)

1. San Francisco

2. Washington D. C.

3. New York

4. Los Angeles

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100. Marshall Plan was related to: (BHU MA 2019)

1. Economic aid to Eastern Europe

2. Economic aid to Western Europe

3. Economic aid to developing countries

4. Military aid to Latin American countries

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101. The Cold War led to (University of Hyderabad M.A. 2013)

A) alliance system

B) arms race

C) propaganda

D) all of the above

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102. Who among the following was responsible for German unification? (JMI M.A. 2023)

(a) Max Weber

(b) Niccolo Machiavelli

(c) Otto von Bismarck

(d) Giuseppe Mazzini

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103. Which one of the following was not occupied by Israel in Arab-Israel wars? (JMI M.A. 2023)

(a) West Bank

(b) Gaza Strip

(c) Golan Heights

(d) Damascus

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104. What is 'Washington Consensus"? (JMI M.A. 2023)

(a) The consensus in Washington about matters of foreign policy

(b) The ten-point guideline to liberal economic reform for development around the world

(c) The guidelines on biodiversity

(d) Policy to address climate change

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105. The Strategic Defense Initiative during the Cold War period refers to: (JMI M.A. 2019)

A. increasing stockpiling of nuclear weapons

B. Space based defense against ballistic missiles

C. Deployment of land based ballistic missiles

D. Deployment of nuclear weapons from Cuba

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106. Which one of the following was employed during the Suez and Congo Crises? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Preventive diplomacy

B) Shuttle diplomacy

C) Gunboat Diplomacy

D) Warrior diplomacy

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107. 'Detente' implies (University of Hyderabad MA 2017)

A. Heightening of tension between rival blocs

B. Neutrality in War

C. Commitment to power politics

D. Relaxation of tension between rival blocs

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108. "Atoms for Peace" was a disarmament plan put forward by which world leader? (NET December 2013 Paper II)

(a) J. Nehru

(b) Krushchev

(c) Eisenhower

(d) Kennedy

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109. Soviet intervention in Afghanistan took place in the year: (BHU MA 2014)

(1) 1978

(2) 1979

(3) 1980

(4) 1981

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110. The Cuban Missiles Crisis took place in the year: (BHU MA 2014)

(1) 1960

(2) 1961

(3) 1962

(4) 1963

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111. The Warsaw Pact was concluded in the year: (BHU MA 2014)

(1) 1954

(2) 1955

(3) 1956

(4) 1957

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112. The purpose of Truman Doctrine was to contain Soviet influence mainly in: (BHU MA 2014)

(1) Britain

(2) France

(3) Greece

(4) Spain

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113. In which year was Mikhail Gorbachev elected as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Soviet Union? (CUET UG 2024)

(1) 1982

(2) 1983

(3) 1984

(4) 1985

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114. Cuban Missile Crisis occurred during: (JMI M.A. 2022)

A) 1958

B) 1960

C) 1962

D) None of the these

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115. German reunification occurred in: (JMI M.A. 2022)

A) 1990

B) 1991

C) 1992

D) None of the these

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116. OIC is an organization of: (JMI M.A. 2022)

A) 48 states

B) 57 states

C) 60 states

D) None of these

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117. Perestroika was initiated by: (JMI M.A. 2022)

A) Brezhnev

B) Podgorny

C) Gorbachev

D) None of these

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118. Peaceful Co-existence between USA and USSR was initiated by: (JMI M.A. 2022)

A) Stalin

B) Brezhnev

C) Khruschev

D) None of these

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119. Which one of the following was not occupied by Israel in Arab-Israel wars? (JMI M.A. 2016)

(A) West Bank

(B) Gaza Strip

(C) Golan Heights

(D) Damascus

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120. Which among the following statements is true about "The Truman Doctrine"? (JMI M.A. 2016)

(A) This doctrine was the basis of the US foreign policy during cold war

(B) This Doctrine considered Communism as a threat to the "Free World"

(C) By this doctrine, the US provided military and economic support to Greek Goverment during Greek Civil War

(D) All the above

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121. What is Washington Consensus? (JMI M.A. 2016)

(A) The consensus in Washington about matters of foreign policy

(B) The ten point guideline to liberal economic reform for development around the world

(C) The ten point guideline for economic growth in Europe

(D) The ten point neo-liberal guideline for progress in the US

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122. Which of the statements are incorrect (JNU MA 2021)

A. Soviet army started moving out of Afghanistan in 1981

B. Cuban missile crisis happened in 1962

C. The first international organization India joined was the United Nations

D. Korean war happened between 1951‐53

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, B and D only

2. A and C only

3. B and C only

4. None of the above

ITU - International Telecommunication Union

Established on 17 May 1864
Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland
India is an active member

IOC - International Olympic Committee

Established in June 1894
Headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland
India is a member

PCA - Permanent Court of Arbitration

Established in 1899
Headquartered in Hague, Netherland
India is a party

ILO - International Labour Organization

Established in 1919
Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland
India is a Founder member

ICC - International Chamber of Commerce

Established in 1919
Headquartered in Paris, France
India is a member

Interpol - International Criminal Police Organization

Established in 1923
Headquartered in Lyon, France
India is a member since 1949

BIS - Bank for International Settlements

Founded on May 1930
Reserve Bank of India is a member among the total Central banks of 60 other nations
Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland

CoN - Commonwealth of Nations

Founded on 11 December 1931
India is a member among 53 others
Headquartered in London, UK

IBRD - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)

Established in 1944
Headquartered in Washington DC, US
India is a founding member

ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization

Established in 1944
Headquartered in Montreal, Canada
India is an elected member

FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Established on 16 October 1945
Headquartered in Rome, Italy
India is a founding member

UN - United Nations

Established in October 1945
Headquartered in New York, US
India is a founding member

IMF - International Monetary Fund

Established in December 1945
Headquartered in Washington DC, US
India is a Founder member

UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

Established in November 1946
Headquartered in London, Uk
India is a founding member

ISO - International Organization for Standardization

Established in February 1947
Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland
India is a member

IMO - International Maritime Organization

Established in March 1948
Headquartered in London, UK
India is an elected member

WHO World Health Organization

Established in April 1948
Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland
India is a founding member

CP - Colombo Plan

Established in 1950
Headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka
India is a founding member of CP

EAS - East Asia Summit

Established in 1950
Headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka
India is a founding member

IDA - International Development Association

Established on 26 September 1950
Headquartered in Washington DC, US
India is a founder member

CERN - European Organization for Nuclear Research

Established in 1954
Headquartered in Geneva
India is an associate member of CERN

IFC - International Finance Corporation

Established in July 1956
Headquartered in Washington DC, US
India is a Founder member

AALCO - Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization

Was constituted on 15 November 1956.
Originally known as the Asian Legal Consultative Committee (ALCC)
Founding Members: India, Indonesia, Iraq, Japan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Egypt & Syrian Arab Republic
The Headquarters of AALCC in New Delhi

IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency

Established in 1957
Headquartered in Vienna, Austria
India is a founding member

NAM - Non-Aligned Movement

Established in 1961
Headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia
India is a founder member

AfDB - African Development Bank (non-regional members)

Established in 1964
Headquartered in Tunis, Tunisia

G-77 - Group of 77

Established on 15 June 1964
Headquartered in New York
India is a founding member

ITSO - International Telecommunications Satellite Organization

Established in 1964
Headquartered in Washington DC
India is a member

ADB - Asian Development Bank

Established on 19 December 1966
From 31 members at its establishment, ADB now has 68 members.
India is a founding member of the organization
Headquartered in Manila, Philippines

ASEAN Regional Forum - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Founded on 8 August 1967
India became a dialogue member in 1995
Headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia

PIF - Pacific Islands Forum (partner)

Established in 1971
Headquartered in Suva, Fiji
India is a partner

IEA - International Energy Agency

Established in November 1974
Headquartered in Paris, France
India is an associate member

IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development

Established in December 1977
Headquartered in Rome, Italy
India is a founder member

SACEP - South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme

Established in 1982
Headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka
India is an active member

AG - Australia Group

Established in 1985
Total of 48 member countries
India joined the group in January 2018
Its first meeting was held in Brussels, Belgium, in September 1989

SAARC - South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

Established in December 1985
Headquartered in Kathmandu, Nepal
India is a founding member

MTCR Missile Technology Control Regime

Established in April 1987
Headquartered in Japan
India is an active member since June 2016

G-15 - Group of 15

Established in September 1989
Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland
India is a founding member

UNAIDS - United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

Established in July 1994
Headquartered in New York, US
India is a founding member

SCO - Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (member)

Established in April 1996
Headquartered in Beijing, China
India is a founding member

OPCW - Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

Established in April 1997
Headquartered in Hague, Netherland
India is an active member

BIMSTEC - Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation ➨

Founded on June 1997
India is a founding member among 6 others
Headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh

G-20 - Group of 20

Established in September 1999
Headquartered in Cancun, Mexico
India is a founding member

IMSO - International Mobile Satellite Organization

Established in 1999
Headquartered in London, UK
India is a Founder member

BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa

Founded on June 2006
India is a founding member
Headquartered in Shanghai, China

ITUC - International Trade Union Confederation (the successor to ICFTU (International Confederation of Free Trade Unions) and the WCL (World Confederation of Labour))

Established in November 2006
Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium
India is a member

IPEEC - International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation

Established in 2009
Headquartered in Paris, France
India is a founder member

I2U2 - India, Israel, United Arab Emirates and United States of America

Established in October 2021
India is a founding member

IPEF - Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity

Established in May 2022
India a founding member

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123. Who was the author of The United States and the Origin of the Cold War, 1941-1947? (WB SET 2017 Paper III)

(A) George F. Kennan

(B) John Lewis Gaddis

(C) Henry Kissinger

(D) Harry S. Truman

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124. Which of the following was not a member of Axis Powers during the Second World War? (WB SET 2017 Paper II)

(A) Germany

(B) Japan

(C) Italy

(D) USSR

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125. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Choose the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2005)

Assertion (A): Krushchev proposed the principle of peaceful co-existence.

Reason (R): Nuclear war is unwinnable

Code:

(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

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126. Identify the correct chronological sequence of the following events: (NET December 2006)

(A) Helsinki Summit; Congress of Vienna; Bay of pigs; Versailles Conference.

(B) Versailles Conference; Bay of pigs; Helsinki Summit; Congress of Vienna.

(C) Congress of Vienna Versailles Conference; Bay of pigs; Helsinki Summit.

(D) Bay of pigs; Helsinki Summit; Congress of Vienna; Versailles Conference.

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127. Identify the correct chronological sequence of the following events: (NET December 2006)

(A) Truman doctrine; Munroe doctrine; Brezhnev doctrine; Guam doctrine.

(B) Munroe doctrine; Truman doctrine; Brezhnev doctrine; Guam doctrine.

(C) Guamn doctrine; Brezhnev doctrine; Truman doctrine; Munroe doctrine.

(D) Brezhnev doctrine; Truman doctrine; Guam doctrine; Munroe doctrine.

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128. Identify the correct chronological order of (NET December 2007)

(i) Camp David

(ii) My Lai Massacre

(iii) Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

(iv) G-8 summit in St. Peters

Codes:

(A) (ii), (iv), (ii), (i)

(B) (ii), (iii), (iv) (i)

(C) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)

(D) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)

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129. Identify the correct chronological sequence of the following events: (NET June 2008)

(A) Formation of the league of Nations, World War 1, Birth of Bangladesh, Disintegration of U.S.S.R.

(B) World War I, Birth of Bangladesh, Disintegration of U.S.S.R., Formation of the League of Nations

(C) World War I, Formation of the League of Nations, Birth of Bangladesh, Disintegration of U.S.S.R.

(D) Disintegration of U.S.S.R, World War I, Formation of the League of Nations, Birth of Bangladesh

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130. Identify the correct order in which the following doctrines were declared: (NET June 2009)

(i) Truman Doctrine

(ii) Nixon Doctrine

(iii) Eisenhower Doctrine

(iv) Monroe Doctrine

Code:

(A) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)

(B) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)

(C) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)

(D) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)

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131. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET June 2009)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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132. To Ronald Reagan, the “Evil Empire” was (NET December 2009 Paper II)

(A) People’s Republic of China

(B) Soviet Union

(C) Iran

(D) Libya

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133. Arrange the following in chronological order and choose the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2011 Paper II)

(i) Fall of Berlin Wall

(ii) Cuban Missile Crisis

(iii) Korean War

(iv) Berlin Blockade

Codes:

(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

(B) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)

(C) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)

(D) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)

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134. The phrase ‘Military-Industrial Complex’ was coined by (NET June 2011 Paper II)

(A) Trueman

(B) Eisenhower

(C) Kennedy

(D) Nixon

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135. Nagorno Karabakh is a disputed territory between (NET December 2012 Paper II)

(a) Armenia and Azerbaijan

(b) Georgia and Ukraine

(c) Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan

(d) Russian Federation and China

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136. What is the correct chronological order of the events listed below? (NET December 2012 Paper II)

i. US Policy of Containment of the Soviet Union.

ii. Dissolution of the former Soviet Union.

iii. Iran-Iraq War.

iv. US War on terrorism in Afghanistan.

Codes:

(a) iv, ii, iii, i

(b) ii, iv, i, iii

(c) iii, ii, iv, i

(d) i, iii, ii, iv

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137. Match List-I with List-II and select correct answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2012 Paper II)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

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138. The policy of containment formulated by the U.S. aimed at (NET December 2012 Paper II)

(a) Checking globally the influence of the Soviet Union.

(b) Checking the nuclear proliferation of Iran.

(c) Containing defiant North Korea.

(d) Countering the expansionist policies of People's Republic of China.

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139. In the post-Soviet era Russia's outlook at global level is marked by (NET December 2012 Paper II)

(a) Rigid Ideological positions.

(b) Enhanced role for Soviet era legacies.

(c) Pragmatic deideologised world view.

(d) Rigidities of cold war era.

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140. What is the correct chronological order of the developments listed below? (NET June 2012 Paper II)

(i) Indo-Soviet Treaty of Friendship

(ii) India's First Nuclear Explosion at Pokhran

(iii) Cuban Missile Crises

(iv) Adoption of Structural adjustment programme of India

Select the correct answer from the following codes:

(a) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)

(b) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)

(c) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)

(d) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)

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141. Marshall Plan was meant for (NET June 2012 Paper II)

(a) Building the economics of the third world

(b) Rebuilding Western European economics

(c) Rebuilding the economics of the North-American countries

(d) Building the economics of African countries

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142. The Containment Thesis was propounded by (WEST BENGAL SET 2020)

(A) Henry Kissinger

(B) George Kenar

(C) Lloyd George

(D) None of them

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143. The term 'Iron Curtain' was used in his Fulton speech by (WEST BENGAL SET 2022)

(A) Dwight Eisenhower

(B) Winston Churchill

(C) Harry Truman

(D) John Kennedy

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144. The term 'Third World' comes close to which of the following options? (WEST BENGAL SET 2022)

(A) Industrial Societies

(B) Colonies of European nations in Africa

(C) Countries that were not aligned with either USA or Soviet Union

(D) South-East Asian countries

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145. The 'X-Article' advocating a policy of containment was authored by: (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

(A) Hans Morgenthau

(B) George Kennan

(C) McGeorge Bundy

(D) Walter Lippman

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146. Which of the following was not a member of the Axis Powers during the Second World War? (WEST BENGAL SET JANUARY 2023)

(A) Germany

(B) Japan

(C) Italy

(D) Soviet Union

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147. The term "Third World' was coined by (WEST BENGAL SET JANUARY 2023)

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru

(B) Alfred Sawvy

(C) Paul Kennedy

(D) Abraham Lincoln

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148. Consider the following statements: (JAMMU & KASHMIR SET October 2023)

(i) OPEC was created at Riyadh conference in 1966.

(ii) The charter of OAS was signed in 1948.

(iii) Indonesia is member of OPEC.

(iv) Cuba is a member of OAS.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

(A) (ii)

(B) (i) and (iv)

(C) (ii), (iii) and (iv)

(D) (iii) and (iv)

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149. Arrange the chronological order of the following tracties by using the codes below: (WB SET 2017 Paper III)

(i) Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty

(ii) Chemical Weapons Convention

(iii) Missile Technology Control Regime

(iv) Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty-I

(A) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)

(B) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

(C) (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)

(D) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)

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150. Identify the correct chronological sequence of the following: (NET December 2007)

(i) Dismemberment of Soviet Union

(ii) NAM

(iii) NATO

(iv) Indian Ocean Rim

Codes:

(A) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)

(B) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)

(C) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)

(D) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)

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151. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R): (NET June 2008)

Assertion (A): After the collapse of the Soviet Union, USA has emerged as the only super power.

Reason (R): Globalization as a trend of International Economic System has come to stay.

Choose the correct answer from the given 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

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152. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2010 Paper II)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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153. What is the correct chronological sequence of the below? (NET June 2010 Paper II)

Choose the right answers from codes:

(i) The Atlantic Charter

(ii) Bretton Woods Conference

(iii) Casablance Conference

(iv) Yalta Conference

Codes:

(A) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)

(B) (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)

(C) (ii), (iv), (i), (ii)

(D) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)

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154. Write the following in the correct sequence: (NET June 2010 Paper II)

(i) The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India.

(ii) New Deal Legislation in U.S.A.

(iii) The Maastritch Treaty in Europe

(iv) Merger of Baltic States into Soviet Union

Choose the correct code:

(A) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)

(B) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)

(C) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)

(D) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)

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155. Arrange the following in correct chronological order and give answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2011 Paper II)

(i) Ostpolitic

(ii) Warsaw Pact

(iii) NATO

(iv) Helsinki Agreement

Codes:

(A) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)

(B) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)

(C) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)

(D) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)

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