| Board | CBSE |
| Textbook | NCERT |
| Class | Class 12 |
| Subject | Political Science |
| Chapter | CUET Political Science Chapter 1 The Cold War Era |
| Chapter Name | Chapter 1 The Cold War Era |
| Category | CUET (Common University Entrance Test) UG |
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Class XII
Q.1 Which island was an ally of the Soviet Union and received both diplomatic and financial aid-
a. Japan
b. Cuba
c. Sri Lanka
d. Norway
Answer:
(b)
Q.2 Who converted Cuba into a Russian base –
a. Lidell Castro
b. Mikhail Gorbachev
c. Nikita Khrushchev
d. None
Answer:
(c)
Explanation: Nikita Khrushchev, the leader of the Soviet Union, decided to convert Cuba into a Russian base in 1962 he placed nuclear missiles in Cuba.
Q.3 Who was the president of the us when the soviet union placed the nuclear weapons in Cuba-
a. George Bush
b. John F. Kennedy
c. Jimmy Carter
d. None
Answer:
(b)
Q.4 the cold war referred to
a. The completion, the tensions and a series of confrontations between the US & Soviet Union
b. The completion, the tensions and a series of confrontations between us & china
c. The completion, the tensions and a series of confrontations between India & Pakistan
d. The completion, the tensions and a series of confrontations between the US & Iraq
Answer:
(a)
Q.5 The western alliance was headed by
a. United States
b. Brazil
c. Soviet Union
d. None
Answer:
(a)
Q.6 The western alliance represented the ideology of –
a. Liberal democracy
b. Capitalism
c. Socialism
d. Communism
a. a& d
b. a & c
c. c& d
d. a & b
Answer:
(d)
Explanation- The western alliance headed by the us, represented the ideology of liberal democracy and capitalism.
Q.7 In Second World War, the Allied forces were led by –
a. France
b. Britain
c. US
d. Soviet Union
a. a & b
b. a, b & c
b. a c & d
d. a,b,c,d.
Answer:
(d)
Q.8 The Axis powers included countries like-
a. Germany
b. Italy
c. Japan
c. All the above
Answer:
(d)
Q.9 Hiroshima and Nagasaki are the two cities in –
a. China
b. Japan
c. France
d. Italy
Answer:
(b)
Q.10 United States dropped the two atomic bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki in
a. September 1945
b. August 1945
c. July 1945
d. None
Answer:
(d)
Q.11 The end of the Second World War gave rise to the following new powers on the global stage
a. United States
b. Soviet Union
c. Both a & b
d. Neither a nor b
Answer:
C
Explanation: The end of World War II gave rise of two new powers i.e. US & Soviet Union on the global stage. They became the greatest powers in the world with the ability to influence events any where on earth.
Q.12 The first non-aligned summit was held in
a. Belgrade, in 1961
b. Havana, 1961
c. Delhi, 1961
d. None of the above
Answer:
(a)
Q.13 The deterrence relationship-
a. Prevents war between powers
b. Prevents realty between powers
c. Both a & b
d. None
Answer:
(a)
Q.14 The superpower promised the smaller states in their alliance with
a. Protection
b. Weapons
c. Economical
d. All the above
Answer:
(d)
Q.15 Factors which gave rise to the cold war after World War II are –
a. America and British fear of communism
b. The emergence of governments ruled by the communist party
c. Under interference in World Politics
d. All of the above
Answer:
(d)
Q.16 NATO came into existence in –
a. April 1949
b. March 1949
c. May 1949
d. June 1949
Answer:
(a)
Q.17 NATO was an organization which was formed by –
a. Eastern alliance
b. Western alliance
c. Southern alliance
d. None
Answer:
(b)
Q.18 Warsaw pact was led by –
a. Japan
b. Britain
c. Italy
d. Soviet Union
Answer:
(a)
Explanation – The eastern alliance known as Warsaw pact was led by SU. It was created in 1955 and its principal function was to counter NATO’s forces in Europe
Q.19 the main objectives of Non-alignment are-
a. Stabilization of world peace
b. Condemnation of Racial discrimination
c. Respect for Human Rights
d. All of the above
Answer:
(d)
Q.20 which countries came to have communist governments after the world war II-
a. Poland
b. Hungary
c. Bulgaria
d. All of these
Answer:
(d)
Q.21 The Korean crisis came into an end in the year –
a. 1952
b. 1953
c. 1954
d. 1955
Answer:
(b)
Explanation – The Korean crisis came into end in 1953 by the intervention of India and certain other neutral countries
Q.22 Korea was a colony of –
a. US
b. Japan
c. Britain
d. None
Answer:
(d)
Explanation. Since 191 Ad Korea was under the dominance of Japan but after the defeat of Japan in the world war II Korea was divided in to North Korea & South Korea.
Q.23 Which of the following agreement was not signed by two superpowers in 1960 –
a. Limited Test ban treaty
b. Nuclear non – proliferation treaty
c. Anti- Ballistic missile treaty
d. North Atlantic treaty organization
Answer:
(d)
Q.24 Who was met among the founders of NAM-
a. Josip Broz tito
b. J. L. Nehru
c. Gamal Abdel
d. Harry Truman
Answer:
(d)
Q.25 Who was the first president of Indonesia and also the founder member of NAM-
a. Gamal abdel nasser
b. Kwame Nkrumah
c. Silarno
d. Jimmy Carter
Answer:
(c)
CUET Political Science: World politics Chapter 1 The Cold War Era questions set-2
Q.26 Which among the following statements does not reflect the objectives of NAM-
a. Enabling newly decolonized counties to pursue independent politics
b. No to joining any military alliances
c. Following a policy of neutrality on global issues
d. Focus on elimination of global economic inequalities
Answer:
(c)
Q.27 which military pact was not by America during the cold war were-
a. Warsaw pact
b. NATO
c. SEATO
d. CENTO
Answer:
(a)
Exp – Warsaw fact was established by USSR and her friendly states
Q.28 various military pacts during the cold war era led to the following crisis-
a. The Berlin crisis
b. The Hungarian crisis
c. The Cuban crisis
d. All of the above
Answer:
(d)
Explanation – Various military pacts endangered the world peace. These pacts led to the Berlin crisis (1945, the Hungarian crisis (1945, and the Cuban crisis (1962
Q.29 The conflict in the post second world war between USA & USSR is known as –
a. Apartheid
b. Cold war
c. Policy of Non-alignment
d. Hot war
Answer:
(b)
Q.30 Limited test Ben treaty (LTBT) entered into force on –
a. 10 October 1963
b. 10 November 1963
c. 10 December 1963
d. 10 january 1963
Answer:
(a)
Explanation – This treaty was signed by the US, UK and USSR in Moscow on 5 August 1963. It entered into force on 10 October, 1963.
Q.31 Nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) –
a. Banns nuclear weapon tests in the atmosphere, in outer space and underwater.
b. allows only the nuclear weapon states to have a nuclear weapon and stops others from acquiring them.
c. Treaty on the limitation of Anti-ballistic missile systems
d. All the above
Answer:
(b)
Q.32 Strategic Arms limitation talks II was signed in –
a. Moscow
b. London
c. Vienna
d. Washington
Answer:
(c)
Explanation - The second round of SALT started in November in 1972. The US president Jimmy Carter and the Soviet leader leonid Brezhnev signed the treaty on the limitation of strategic offensive arms in Vienna on 18 June, 1979
Q.33 Strategic Arms reduction treaty I (START-I) was signed by-
a. Richard Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev
b. Jimmy Carter and Leonid Brezhnev
c. Mikhail Gorbachev & George Bush (Senior)
d. Boris Yeltsin & George Bush (senior)
Answer:
(c)
Explanation – START I was signed by George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev on the reduction and limitation of strategic offensive arms in Moscow on 31 July, 1991.
Q.34 Which of the following countries was not a NATO member?
a. West Germany
b. Czechoslovakia
c. France
d. Britain
Answer:
(b)
Q.35 India signed the treaty of friendship in August 1971 with
a. Bangladesh
b. Pakistan
c. Britain
d. USSR
Answer:
(d)
Q.36 Who among the following opposed neocolonialism-
a. Churchill
b. Brezhnev
c. Khrushchev
d. Kwame n Nkrumah
Answer:
(d)
Q.37 In which year unification of Germany fool place –
a. 1989
b. 1990
c. 1991
d. 1992
Answer:
(b)
Q.38 which of the following events took place in 1961-
a. Construction of Berlin wall
b. Soviet intervention in Afghanistan
c. Vietnamese Intervention in Cambodia
d. Unification of Germany
Answer:
(a)
Q.39 NATO was an association of –
a. 12 states
b. 13 states
c. 14 states
d. 15 states
Answer:
(a)
Q.40 The two superpowers were poised for confrontations in –
a. Korea (1952-55
b. Berlin (1958-62
C) The Congo (the early 1970s)
d. Paris (1948
Answer:
(b)
Q.41 Marshal plan was proposed in –
a. 1945-50
b. 1946-51
c. 1947-52
d. 1948-53
Answer:
(c)
Q.42. Division of Korea along the 38th parallel took place in –
a. 1950-51
b. 1950-52
c. 1950-53
d. 1950-54
Answer:
(c)
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