Question 1

The countries who engaged in cold war were-----

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 -----

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-----

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?

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-----

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?

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-----

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Manhattan project is related with-----

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 ------

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-----

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-----

Accepted Answer

The atomic bombing of Nagasaki took place on 9th August 1945, three days after the bombing of Hiroshima on 6th August 1945.

Question 12

Militarisation of space is otherwise known as-----

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

The term Non-alignment itself was coined by-----

Accepted Answer

The term "Non-alignment" was coined by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India, to describe a policy of not aligning with any major power blocs during the Cold War.

Question 14

Perestroika and Glasnost was the reforms put forward by------

Accepted Answer

Perestroika and Glasnost were reforms introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, aimed at restructuring the Soviet economy and society and increasing openness and transparency.

Question 15

The star wars programme was the idea of -----

Accepted Answer

The Star Wars program, formally known as the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), was proposed by President Ronald Reagan in 1983. It aimed to develop a sophisticated anti-ballistic missile system to prevent missile attacks from other countries, especially the Soviet Union.

Question 16

Glasnost means-------

Accepted Answer

Glasnost is a policy that was introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev in the Soviet Union in the 1980s, which aimed at increasing openness and transparency in government institutions and activities.

Question 17

In which conference NAM took its birth?

Accepted Answer

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) took its birth at the Bandung Conference, which was held in 1955 in Bandung, Indonesia. This conference was a meeting of Asian and African states, most of which were newly independent, which were not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc.

Question 18

'To keep away from the power blocks' are the idea of ------

Accepted Answer

The idea of 'to keep away from the power blocks' is a central principle of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), which was established during the Cold War to avoid alignment with either the Soviet bloc or the Western bloc.

Question 19

16th NAM summit took place in-------

Accepted Answer

The 16th NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) Summit took place in Tehran, Iran.

Question 20

The world Human Rights day is-----

Accepted Answer

World Human Rights Day is observed every year on December 10th to commemorate the day in 1948 when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Quiz 1: Cold War and International Relations