CBSE Class 12 Humanities Political Science · Ch 1: The End of Bipolarity

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1. Q1. Arrange the following events in the correct chronological order: (1) Gorbachev becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of the USSR (2) Fall of the Berlin Wall (3) Disintegration of the Soviet Union.

   • A. 3 → 2 → 1
   • B. 2 → 1 → 3
   • C. 1 → 3 → 2
   • D. 1 → 2 → 3
   Solution

   Gorbachev came to power in 1985, the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, and the Soviet Union disintegrated in 1991.

2. Q2. Why does the textbook describe India and Russia as sharing a vision of a 'multipolar world order'? Choose the statement that best captures this idea.

   • A. They want to revive the Cold War and the bipolar system
   • B. They want the co-existence of several powers and decisions taken collectively, rather than the dominance of one country
   • C. They want every country to give up its independent foreign policy
   • D. They want a world controlled only by Russia and India together
   Solution

   A multipolar order means several powers, not US dominance, with collective decision-making, regional security and an independent foreign policy — a view both India and Russia support.

3. Q3. Which of the following is a correct consequence of the collapse of the 'Second World'?

   • A. The USA became the sole superpower, leading towards a unipolar world
   • B. The Non-Aligned Movement lost all its member countries
   • C. Capitalism collapsed along with socialism
   • D. The world immediately became firmly multipolar with several equal powers
   Solution

   With only one superpower left, the world moved towards a unipolar system dominated by the United States and its ideology of capitalism.

4. Q4. The organisation formed by the former Soviet republics after the break-up of the USSR, which came as a surprise to the Central Asian republics who were not consulted, was the:

   • A. Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
   • B. Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (Comecon)
   • C. Warsaw Pact
   • D. Collective Security Treaty Organisation
   Solution

   Russia, Belarus and Ukraine formed the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), excluding the Central Asian republics, who later protested and were included.

5. Q5. A student argues that the fall of the Berlin Wall was the single event that caused the Soviet Union to disintegrate. The best textbook-based correction to this view is that:

   • A. The disintegration happened in 1991 and was caused chiefly by internal weaknesses and the rise of nationalism
   • B. The Berlin Wall never fell; it was only opened for trade
   • C. The Soviet Union disintegrated because the USA militarily defeated it
   • D. The Wall fell because Gorbachev refused to introduce any reforms
   Solution

   The Wall's fall (1989) symbolised the collapse of the socialist bloc, but the USSR actually disintegrated in 1991 due mainly to internal weaknesses, economic stagnation and rise of nationalism.

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