Question 1

The countries who engaged in cold war were-----&#10;A)USA-Japan&#10;B)USA-USSR&#10;C)US-Britain&#10;D)Italy-Germany

Accepted Answer

The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States (USA) and the Soviet Union (USSR), lasting roughly from the end of World War II in 1945 until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Question 2

The cold war ended with the dissolution of -----&#10;A)Germany&#10;B)USA&#10;C)UK&#10;D)USSR

Accepted Answer

The Cold War ended with the dissolution of the Soviet Union (USSR) in 1991, marking the end of the ideological conflict between the Eastern Bloc (led by the USSR) and the Western Bloc (led by the United States).

Question 3

The period of cold war was in between-----&#10;A)1945 - 1949&#10;B)1945 - 1991&#10;C)1918 - 1949&#10;D)1962 - 1990

Accepted Answer

The Cold War is generally considered to have been a period of political and military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union, and their respective allies, from the end of World War II in 1945 until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Question 4

Who used the term 'cold war' for the first time?&#10;A)Bernard Baruch&#10;B)Winston Churchill&#10;C)Walter Lippman&#10;D)George Orwell

Accepted Answer

Bernard Baruch, an American financier and presidential advisor, is credited with coining the term "cold war" in a speech he gave in 1947.

Question 5

Cold war was-----&#10;A)an open war&#10;B)an ideological war&#10;C)a nuclear war&#10;D)war with modern weapons

Accepted Answer

The Cold War was primarily an ideological war between the capitalist West, led by the United States, and the communist East, led by the Soviet Union, characterized by political tension, propaganda, and proxy wars rather than direct military conflict between the two superpowers.

Question 6

Which nation supplied the 'Mujahadeens' of Afghanistan with weapons?&#10;A)USR&#10;B)USA&#10;C)China&#10;D)Pakistan

Accepted Answer

The USA supplied the Mujahideens in Afghanistan with weapons during the Soviet-Afghan War to counter Soviet forces.

Question 7

The word' Detente' means-----&#10;A)stoppage of war&#10;B)tie between nations&#10;C)relaxation of tension&#10;D)intensive war

Accepted Answer

Detente refers to the easing or relaxation of strained relations, especially between nations.

Question 8

Manhattan project is related with-----&#10;A)Missiles&#10;B)Atom-bombs&#10;C)Hiroshima issue&#10;D)Afghan invasion

Accepted Answer

The Manhattan Project was a research and development project during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons, specifically the atomic bombs.

Question 9

Arms race is a feature of ------&#10;A)1st world war&#10;B)2nd world war&#10;C)cold war&#10;D)India-China war

Accepted Answer

The arms race is most notably a feature of the Cold War, during which the United States and the Soviet Union competed in the development and accumulation of weapons, particularly nuclear weapons, without direct military conflict between the two superpowers.

Question 10

ICBM stands for-----&#10;A)International Continental Ballistic Missile&#10;B)Inter Ceptal Ballistic Missile&#10;C)International Controlling Ballistic Missile&#10;D)Inter Continental Ballistic Missile

Accepted Answer

ICBM stands for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, which is a guided ballistic missile with a minimum range of 5,500 kilometers primarily designed for nuclear weapons delivery.

Question 11

The bombard in Nagasaki took place on-----&#10;A)6th August 1945&#10;B)9th August 1945&#10;C)6th May 1949&#10;D)9th October 1945

Accepted Answer

The answer of The bombard in Nagasaki took place on-----&#10;A)6th...

Question 12

Militarisation of space is otherwise known as-----&#10;A)Military space programme&#10;B)Star wars programme&#10;C)Military war programme&#10;D)US space programme

Accepted Answer

The answer of Militarisation of space is otherwise known as-----&#10;A)Military...

Question 13

The term Non-alignment itself was coined by-----&#10;A)Nehru&#10;B)Chou Enlai&#10;C)Kenneth Kaunda&#10;D)Nasser

Accepted Answer

The answer of The term Non-alignment itself was coined by-----&#10;A)Nehru&#10;B)Chou...

Question 14

Perestroika and Glasnost was the reforms put forward by------&#10;A)Gorbachev&#10;B)George Bush&#10;C)Reagan&#10;D)Kennedy

Accepted Answer

The answer of Perestroika and Glasnost was the reforms put...

Question 15

The star wars programme was the idea of -----&#10;A)Reagan&#10;B)Clinton&#10;C)Kennedy&#10;D)Nixon

Accepted Answer

The answer of The star wars programme was the idea...

Question 16

Glasnost means-------&#10;A)Restructure&#10;B)Repetition&#10;C)Openness&#10;D)Overproduction

Accepted Answer

The answer of Glasnost means-------&#10;A)Restructure&#10;B)Repetition&#10;C)Openness&#10;D)Overproduction...

Question 17

In which conference NAM took its birth?&#10;A)Kuala Lumpur&#10;B)Doha&#10;C)Bandung&#10;D)Katmandu

Accepted Answer

The answer of In which conference NAM took its birth?&#10;A)Kuala...

Question 18

'To keep away from the power blocks' are the idea of ------&#10;A)NAM&#10;B)ASEAN&#10;C)UN&#10;D)SAARC

Accepted Answer

The answer of 'To keep away from the power blocks'...

Question 19

16th NAM summit took place in-------&#10;A)London&#10;B)Singapore&#10;C)Tehran&#10;D)Brunei

Accepted Answer

The answer of 16th NAM summit took place in-------&#10;A)London&#10;B)Singapore&#10;C)Tehran&#10;D)Brunei...

Question 20

The world Human Rights day is-----&#10;A)December 10&#10;B)November 26&#10;C)October 29&#10;D)September 5

Accepted Answer

The answer of The world Human Rights day is-----&#10;A)December 10&#10;B)November...

Question 21

The country which hosted the CHOGUM summit 2011 is-----&#10;A)India&#10;B)Srilanka&#10;C)Singapore&#10;D)Perth

Accepted Answer

The answer of The country which hosted the CHOGUM summit...

Question 22

Who got the Nobel Prize for peace in 2012?&#10;A)ASEAN&#10;B)EU&#10;C)SAARC&#10;D)Obama

Accepted Answer

The answer of Who got the Nobel Prize for peace...

Question 23

Which international organization formed with Maastricht Treaty?&#10;A)EU&#10;B)UN&#10;C)ASEAN&#10;D)SAARC

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which international organization formed with Maastricht Treaty?&#10;A)EU&#10;B)UN&#10;C)ASEAN&#10;D)SAARC...

Deck 1: Cold War and International Relations