MCQ Chapter 10 Political Science Class 11 Maharashtra Board The world since 1945 – II 1. What caused a global increase in oil prices in 1973?Soviet invasion of AfghanistanArab-Israel warCuban Missile CrisisNonaligned summitQuestion 1 of 202. Which organization influenced oil prices in 1973?ASEANSAARCOPECNAFTAQuestion 2 of 203. What did the Third World demand through the New International Economic Order (NIEO)?Military alliancesEconomic participationCold War neutralityOil production controlQuestion 3 of 204. Which term described the economic divide between rich and poor countries in the 1970s?East-WestNorth-SouthFirst-Second WorldCapitalist-SocialistQuestion 4 of 205. Which regional organization signed free trade agreements in Southeast Asia?SAARCNAFTAASEANOASQuestion 5 of 206. Which trade bloc included the United States, Canada, and Mexico?EUNAFTAASEANSAARCQuestion 6 of 207. When was SAARC established?1961197219851991Question 7 of 208. Which country is a member of SAARC?ChinaAfghanistanIndonesiaEgyptQuestion 8 of 209. What is an objective of SAARC?Form military pactsAccelerate economic growthJoin Cold War alliancesLimit trade cooperationQuestion 9 of 2010. What event in 1979 marked the start of the New Cold War?Cuban Missile CrisisIranian RevolutionBerlin Wall constructionHelsinki ConferenceQuestion 10 of 2011. Who became Iran’s leader after the 1979 revolution?Ayatollah KhomeiniBabrak KarmalMikhail GorbachevSukarnoQuestion 11 of 2012. Which country became socialist with Soviet support in 1979?CubaAfghanistanIranVietnamQuestion 12 of 2013. Who introduced major Soviet reforms in the 1980s?Leonid BrezhnevNikita KhrushchevMikhail GorbachevJoseph StalinQuestion 13 of 2014. What does “Perestroika” refer to in Soviet reforms?OpennessReconstructionMilitary expansionEconomic isolationQuestion 14 of 2015. What was the meaning of “Glasnost” in Soviet policy?CentralizationOpennessMilitary buildupNonalignmentQuestion 15 of 2016. Which country did Gorbachev seek to open a dialogue with in his foreign policy?CubaChinaIranIsraelQuestion 16 of 2017. What was a focus of Gorbachev’s foreign policy?Expanding military basesArms controlIncreasing tensionsJoining NATOQuestion 17 of 2018. What happened in Eastern Europe in 1989 due to Soviet policy changes?Strengthened communist rulePopular uprisingsEconomic isolationMilitary alliancesQuestion 18 of 2019. When did Gorbachev resign as Soviet President?1985198919911995Question 19 of 2020. What organization was formed by former Soviet states in 1991?NATOCISWTOOPECQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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