30 Mcqs of Chapter - 1 Cold War and Nam

SWK MCQs of POLITICAL SCIENCE CLASS 12th
30 MCQs OF CHAPTER -1
COLD WAR AND NAM
1. Cuba was associated with which country?
a) Soviet Union
b) United States of America
c) France
d) Germany
2. Fidel Castro was the President of which country?
a) Egypt
b) America
c) Cuba
d) Soviet Russia
3. Nikita Khrushchev was the leader of which country?
a) England
b) France
c) Cuba
d) Soviet Union
4. When did the Cuban Missile Crisis Arise?
a) 1962
b) 1975
c) 1970
d) 1980
5. Between which countries was the cold war going on?
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a) America-England
b) Soviet Union - England
c) Soviet Union - Russia
d) Soviet Union - America
6. When did the Second World War ended?
a) 1946
b) 1948
c) 1945
d) 1947
7. The countries included in the 'Allied Nations were –
a) America, Soviet Union, Britain and France
b) America, Britain, France and Germany
c) Britain, Italy, France and Germany
d) None of the above
8. The countries included in the 'Axis Nation' were.
a) Germany, Britain and Japan
b) Germany, Italy and America
c) Japan, Germany and Italy
d) America, Britain and Japan
9. Which two superpowers emerged after the second world war?
a) America- Russia
b) America Soviet Union
c) Germany France
d) America - Germany

10. What was the reason for the cold war?

a) US and Soviet Union vying to become superpowers
b) America and Britain confrontation
c) Friendship of Soviet Union and France
d) None of the above
11. When was the North Atlantic Union Organization' (NATO) established:
a) April 1949
b) March 1951
c) April 1950
d) March 1952
12. When did the Warsaw Union' come into existence?
a) 1950
b) 1955
c) 1952
d) 1956
13. Gave the newly independent nations a chance to stay away from the two-
polar world of factionalism.
a) Southeast Asian Treary Organization
b) Central treaty organization
c) Non-Aligned Movement
d) Warsaw Pac
14. Who played an important role of mediator between North and South Korea?
a) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
b) Nixem

c) Nikita Khrushchev
d) All the above
15. Who played an important role in the roots of NAM?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Gamal Abdul Nasir
c) Josip broz Tito
d) All the above
16. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
a) In 1972, Khrushchev placed nuclear missiles in Cuba
b) Cuban Missile Crisis was the High Point of Cold War.
c) Atomic bombs were dropped on two US cities in August 1949.
d) The Western Alliance was called NATO, the Eastern Alliance was called the
"Warsaw Pact'.
17. Which of the following statements about the Cold War is false?
a) It was a competition between the United States, the Soviet Union, and their
fellow countries.
b) It was a war on ideologies between the superpowers.
c) Cold war triggers arms race.
d) America and Soviet Union were directly involved in the war.
18. Which of the following statements does not throw light on the objectives of
the Non Aligned Movement?
a) To enable countries liberated from colonialism to adopt independent
policy,
b) Refusal to join any military organization
c) Neutrality policy adopted in global cases

d) Focusing on ending global economic inequality

19. Which of the following statements are incorrect about the contemporary
world order?
a)There is an absence of world government which could regulate the state's
behaviour,
b)The US is the predominant player in the world affairs.
c)Countries are using force against one another.
d)Country which violates international law can be severely punished by the UN.
20. Below are some statements describing the characteristics of military

organizations formed by the superpowers, identify the incorrect statement.
a) Coalition member countries were required to provide space for the
superpowers'military base in their territory
b) Member countries had to supp the superpower at both ideology and
strategy levels.
c) When a nation attacked one member country, it was considered an attack
on all member countries.
d) The superpowers helped all the member countries to develop their nuclear
weapons
21. Which among the following statements about Cold War is false?
a) It led to the outbreak of another world war
b) It was an ideological war between the two super powers.
c) It was a competition between the US and the Soviet alliances.
d) It triggered an arms race among countries of rival alliances
22 . Which two ideologies were involved in a conflict during the Cold War era?
(a) Communism and Capitalism

(b) Monarchism and Capitalism

(c) Communalism and Capitalism
(d) None of the above
23 Which organisation came into existence in April 1949?
(a) SEATO
(b) CENTO
(c) NATO
(d) Warsaw Pact
24 The Warsaw pact was led by _
(a) Japan
(b) Britain
(c) Italy
(d) the Soviet Union
25 Which of the following countries was not a NATO member?
(a) Germany
(b) the Czech Republic
(c) France
(d) India
26. The Western Alliance was headed by
(a) the United States
(b) Brazil
(c) the Soviet Union
(d) Balkan countries

27. The island country that received both diplomatic and financial aid from the
Soviet Union was
(a) Japan
(b) Cuba
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Norway
28 1971 was for liberation of Bangladesh was fought between which all
countries?
1. India and Banglade
2. China and Pakistan
3. India and China
4. India and Pakistan
29 Which of the following was the world’s first artificial satellite by Soviet
Union?
1. Sputnik I
2. Explorer I
3. Vanguard I
4. Sputnik II
30 The USSR(Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) had occupied __________ in
order to suppress the Prague Spring of 1968.
1 Hungary
2 Japan
3 Czechoslovakia
4 Belgium

ANSWER KEY
1. Soviet union
2. Cuba
3. Soviet union
4. 1962
5. Soviet union and America
6. 1945
7. America,soviet union,Britain and france.
8. Japan,germany and Italy
9. America –russia
10. Us and soviet vying to become superpowers
11. April 1949
12. 1955
13. Non aligned movement
14. Pt.jawaharlal Nehru
15. All of the above
16. Atomic bombs were dropped on two us cities in aug 1949
17. America and Soviet Union were directly involved in the war.
18. Neutrality policy adopted in global cases
19. Country which violates international law can be severely punished by

the UN.
20. The superpowers helped all the member countries to develop their
nuclear weapons

21. It led to the outbreak of another world war
22 (a) Communism and Capitalism
23 (c) NATO
24 (d) the Soviet Unio
25 (d) India
26 (a) the United States
27 (b) Cuba
28 India and Pakistan
29 Sputnik I
30 Czechoslovakia

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SWK MCQs of POLITICAL SCIENCE CLASS 12th

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10. What was the reason for the cold war?

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d) Focusing on ending global economic inequality

20. Below are some statements describing the characteristics of military

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(b) Monarchism and Capitalism

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5. Soviet union and America

7. America,soviet union,Britain and france.

8. Japan,germany and Italy

10. Us and soviet vying to become superpowers

11. April 1949

13. Non aligned movement

14. Pt.jawaharlal Nehru

15. All of the above

16. Atomic bombs were dropped on two us cities in aug 1949

18. Neutrality policy adopted in global cases

19. Country which violates international law can be severely punished by

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21. It led to the outbreak of another world war

22 (a) Communism and Capitalism

24 (d) the Soviet Unio

26 (a) the United States

28 India and Pakistan

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