DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, UDAIPUR

Session:2020-21
CLASS-XII, SUBJECT -POLITICAL SCIENCE (028)
(OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS)
CH-1: THE COLD WAR ERA(BOOK-A)

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:

(I) The Second World War was fought between:

(a) 1914-1917 (b) 1920-1925 (c) 1940-1942 (d) 1939-1945

(ii) The Cold War was between-

(a) India and Pakistan (b) American Bloc and Soviet Bloc

(c) England and Germany (d) North Korea and South Korea

(iii) In 1950-53, the two super powers were poised for direct confrontation on-

(a) Korea (b) Cuba (c) Congo (d) Afghanistan

(iv) Unification of Germany took place in the year-

(a) 1991 (b) 1990 (c) 1988 (d) 1992

(v) To keep itself aloof from the Cold War India decided to adopt the policy of-

(a) Neutrality (b) Isolation from the world affairs (c) Non-Alignment (d) None of the above

FILL IN THE BLANKS:

(i)___________ alliance was formed by the USA in South –East Asia.

(ii) ______________ alliance was formed by the USSR.

(iii) ____________ alliance was formed by the USA in Europe.

(iv) _____________ alliance was formed by the USA in Central Asia.

(v) The Cuban Missile crisis was on account of ______ placed in Cuba by ____.

NAME THE FOLLOWING:

(i) The President of the USA at the time of Cuban Missile crisis-

(ii) The President of the USSR at the time of Cuban Missile crisis-

(iii) The President of Cuba at the time of Cuban Missile crisis-

(iv) The US President who visited China in 1972-

(v) The US President who sent the most troops to Vietnam-

MATCH THE FOLLOWING:

COLUMN ‘ A’ COLUMN ‘B’

(i)Harry Truman’s Doctrine (a) Third World Country

(ii) Marshall Plan (b) Containment of communism

(iii) Australia (c) Second World country

(iv) Russia (d) First World Country

(v) Egypt (e) US aid for the reconstruction of Western Europe

REWRITE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT WORD/WORDS:

(i) In 1961, at the second summit in Belgrade, economic issues had been very important.

(ii) In 1961, USSR sponsored Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba.

(iii) The first Summit of NAM was attended by 50member states.

(iv) NATO came into existence in 1955.

(v) The Warsaw Pact was also known as the ‘western alliance’.
 DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, UDAIPUR
Session:2020-21
CLASS-XII, SUBJECT -POLITICAL SCIENCE (028)
(OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS)
CH.-2: THE END OF BIPOLARITY( Book-A)
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:

(i) Which one of the following was NOT given primacy by the makers of the Soviet System?

(a) Abolition of private property (b) Society based on the principle of equality

(c) No opposition party to be allowed (d) No state control over economy

(ii) Which among the following statements that describe the nature of Soviet economy is wrong?

(a) Socialism was a dominant ideology (b) State control existed over the factors of production

(c) People enjoyed economic freedom (d) Every aspect of the economy was controlled by the state

(iii) Russian Revolution of 1917 was inspired by the ideals of:

(a) Socialism (b) Capitalism (c) Both socialism & Capitalism (d) None of the above

(iv) Which one of the following statements about the Berlin wall is false?

(a) It symbolised the division between the Capitalist and Communist world.

(b) It was built after the Second World War.

(c) It was broken by the people on 9th November, 1989.

(d) It marked the unification of two parts of Germany.

(v) Who is the present President of Russia?

(a) Dimitri Medvedev (b) Leonid Brezhnev (c) Boris yeltsin (d)Vladimir Putin

FILL IN THE BLANKS:

(I) Both India and Russia share a vision of a ________________ world order.

(ii) The Berlin Wall was broken in the year________________.

(iv) _________ , __________ & _________ were the first states to declare their independence even
before the disintegration of the Soviet Union.

(v) ______________ is the successor of the USSR in the Security Council.

NAME THE FOLLOWING:

(i) The leader of the Russian Revolution of 1917-

(ii) The leader who introduced collectivisation in Soviet Union-

(iii) The Soviet leader who invaded Afghanistan-

(iv) The Soviet leader who introduced economic and political reforms-

(v) The first elected President of Russia-

MATCH THE FOLLOWING:

COLUMN ‘ A’ COLUMN ‘B’

(i) Glasnost (a) Secessionist movement

(ii) Perestroika (b) Russian currency

(iii) Shock Therapy (c) Openness

(iv) Chechnya & Dagestan (d) IMF &World Bank

(v) Ruble (e) Restructuring of representative institutions

REWRITE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT WORD/WORDS:

(i) The Soviet Union was founded in 1920.

(ii) Joseph Stalin became the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1985.

(iii) Russia, Ukraine and Belarus joined NATO in March 2004.

(iv) In Central Asia Turkmenistan witnessed a civil war that went for ten years till 2001.

(v) Kazakhstan’s President Sooronbay Jeenbekov was invited to attend PM Narendra Modi’s
Swearing –in ceremony on May 30,2019.

(CIS AND 21ST CENTURY ARAB SPRINGS)

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:

(i) The Cold War lasted from:

(a) 1939- 1945 (b) 1991-1999 (c) 1945-1991 (d) 1914-1917

(ii) In which year was the First Gulf War fought?

(a) 1985 (b) 1991 (c) 1990 (d) 1992

(iii) Iraq invaded Kuwait in the year-

(a) 1991 (b) 1995 (c) 1989 (d) 1990

(iv)In Which year was the World Trade Centre in the US destroyed by the terrorists?

(a)2001 (b) 2002 (c) 2000 (d)2004

(v) The Arab Spring was-

(a) A wave of pro-democracy protests in Middle East and North Africa beginning in 2010-11.

(b) A protest in Tunisia to overthrow their authoritarian leader.

(c) An attempt by Syrians to start a Civil War.

(d) When leaders in Algeria, Jordan, Morocco and Oman offered a variety of concessions in order to
head off protest movements in their countries.

(vi) What things did most Arab Spring protestors want?

(i) Constitutional amendments and changes in high level officials.

(ii) Political and economic concessions and an end to the humanitarian crisis.

(iii) Political reforms, more freedoms, an end to government corruption.

(iv) An end to the current civil war.

FILL IN THE BLANKS:

(i) The attack on the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in New York in 2001 killed nearly
_____________ persons.

(ii) American Hegemony started in 1991 after the disintegration of the __________. (USSR)

(iii) In the ‘Operation Desert Storm’ massive coalition force of __________ troops from ______
countries fought against Iraq.

(iv) USA gave economic help for the development of Europe under the _____________ Plan(1947-
1952).

(v) Arab Spring began against the oppressive regimes and a low standard of living from __________.

(vi) The influence of Arab Spring can be could be seen in Yemen, ________, Libya and _________.

NAME THE FOLLOWING:

(i) The chief American General of the ‘Operation Desert Storm’-

(ii) The Democratic Party candidate who defeated Bush in the US Presidential Election in 1992-
(iii) The US President who ordered “Operation Infinite Reach’-

(iv) The President of the USA at the time of terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre-

(v) The President of America who hailed the emergence of a ‘New world order’-

(vi) Egyptian military and political leader who remained in power for almost 29 years-

MATCH THE FOLLOWING:

COLUMN ‘ A’ COLUMN ‘B’

(I) Operation Desert Storm (a) Cruise missile attacks in Sudan & Afghanistan

(ii) Operation Enduring Freedom (b) Coalition of the Willing

(iii) Operation Iraqi Freedom (c) Global War on Terror

(iv) Video Game War (d) Liberation of Kuwait

(v) Operation Infinite Reach (e) First Gulf War

CORRECT& REWRITE THE SENTENCES :

(i) Jeans and fast food are the examples of the US as a structural power. (soft power)

(ii) M.B.A. degree is an example of soft power of America. (structural)

(iii) SEATO is the only organisation in International system that could possibly moderate the exercise
of American power today. (NATO)

(iv) America spends more on military capabilities than the next 5 powers combined. (12)

(v) The ‘Bandwagon strategy’ advocates that it is better to stay as far removed from the dominant
power as possible. (Hide)