By the end of 1947 the only country left out of the Soviet influence in eastern Europe was _______

(a)

East Germany

(b)

Czechoslovakia

(c)

Greece

(d)

Turkey

Assertion: Stalin criticised Churchill as a warmonger.
Reason: Churchill had earlier called for a western alliance against communism.

(a)

Both A and R are correct; R explains A

(b)

Both A and R are correct; R does not explain A

(c)

A is correct and R is wrong

(d)

A is wrong and R is correct

The term “Cold War” was coined by _______

(a)

Bernard Baruch

(b)

George Orwell

(c)

George Kennan

(d)

Churchill

Assertion: The soviet foreign minister dubbed the Marshall Plan as "dollar imperialism".
Reason: In the Soviet view, Marshall Plan was little more than a ploy to spread American influence.

(a)

Both A and R are correct; R explains A

(b)

Both A and R are correct; R does not explain A

(c)

A is correct and R is wrong

(d)

A is wrong and R is correct

Marshall aid was for the purpose of _________

(a)

Economic reconstruction of Europe

(b)

Protection of capitalistic enterprises.

(c)

Establishment of American hegemony in Europe

(d)

forming a military alliance against Soviet Russia

Truman doctrine advocated ______

(a)

financial aid to stop the spread of communism

(b)

supply of weapons to the insurgents in colonies

(c)

interference in internal affairs of east European countries

(d)

permanent army to UN under US Commander

Arrange the following in chronological order
1) Warsaw Pact
2) CENTO
3) SEATO
4) NATO

(a)

4, 2, 3, 1

(b)

1, 3, 2, 4

(c)

4, 3, 2, 1

(d)

1, 2, 3, 4

The aim of the Baghdad Pact was to _________

(a)

protect England’s leadership in the Middle East

(b)

exploit the oil resources in the region

(c)

prevent communist influence

(d)

destabilise the government in Iraq

US intervention in Lebanon was opposed by _________

(a)

Turkey

(b)

Iraq

(c)

India

(d)

Pakistan

The term “Third World” was coined by ________

(a)

Alfred Sauvy

(b)

Marshall

(c)

Molotov

(d)

Harry Truman

Match and choose the correct answer from the code given below

(A)	Indonesia	1.	Jawaharlal Nehru
(B)	Egypt	2.	Tito
(C)	Ghana	3.	Kwame Nkrumah
(D)	Yugoslavia	4.	Gamal Abdel Nasser
(E)	India	5.	Sukarno

(a)

A	B	C	D	E
5	3	4	2	1

(b)

A	B	C	D	E
1	3	2	4	5

(c)

A	B	C	D	E
5	4	3	2	1

(d)

A	B	C	D	E
1	2	3	4	5

The first Summit of NAM was held at ________

(a)

Belgrade

(b)

Beijing

(c)

Bandung

(d)

Pali

Assertion: The Second World War proved that the League of Nation was a failure.
Reason: World leaders realised the need for the creation of an effective organisation to prevent another war.

(a)

Both A and R are correct; R explains A

(b)

Both A and R are correct; but R does not explain A

(c)

A is correct but R is wrong

(d)

A is wrong and R is correct

On 24 October 1945, the UNO came into existence with _______

(a)

100 members

(b)

72 members

(c)

51 members

(d)

126 members

Which of the following statement/s is/are correct?
Statement I: The Birth of UNO coincided  with the beginning of Cold War.
Statement II: During the Cold War period, the UNO played an important role in preventing wars.
Statement III: But in disputes involving the permanent members of the Security Council, the UNO was a mute spectator.

(a)

I, II

(b)

II, III

(c)

I, III

(d)

All the above

Suez Canal connects the Red Sea with the _______

(a)

Gulf of Aden

(b)

Gulf of Khambat

(c)

Mediterranean Sea

(d)

Arabian Sea

Trygve Lie, the first Secretary General of the UNO, belonged to ___________

(a)

Burma

(b)

Japan

(c)

Singapore

(d)

Norway

Assertion: In 2017, Britain voted to exit the European Union.
Reason: Britain’s exit is known as Brexit.

(a)

Both A and R are correct; R explains A

(b)

Both A and R are correct; R does not explain A

(c)

A is correct and R is wrong

(d)

A is wrong and R is correct

Glasnost denotes ___________

(a)

transparency and openness

(b)

democratisation of Communist Party of Soviet Union

(c)

restructuring of the Soviet Federal Assembly

(d)

reinventing communism

Soviet Union disintegrated on _________

(a)

November 17, 1991

(b)

December 8, 1991

(c)

May 1, 1991

(d)

October 17, 1991