The End of Bipolarity

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR) came into being after the:

Consider the following statements with respect to Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR):
1. The Soviet political system centred around the communist party, and no other politica party or opposition was allowed.
2. The private property was completely abolished under USSR economic system.
The correct statement (s) is/are:

Consider the following statements:
1. The East European countries of USSR came under its fold only after the end of second world war.
2. Warsaw Pact was an economic alliance which held them together.
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Consider the following statements:
1. At the end of the World War, the economy of USSR was much more developed than the economy of USA and other western nations.
2. The Soviet state ensured a minimum standard of living for all citizens, and the government subsidised the basic necessitles including health, education, childcare and other welfare schemes.
The correct statement (s) is/are:

Which of the following characterise(s) the state nature of the USSR?
1. Less bureaucratisation
2. High level of accountability
3. Lack of democracy and the absence of freedom of speech
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Consider the following statements:
1. Mikhail Gorbachev initiated the policies of economic and political reform and democratisation within the country.
2. The reforms were opposed by leaders within the Communist Party.
The correct statement (s) is/are:

Consider the following assertion and reason type statements:
Assertion(A): The primary reason behind disintegration of the USSR was stagnate economy.
Reason (R): The Soviet economy used much of its resources in maintaining a nuclear and military arsenal and the space race with the USA.
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Which of the following was/were possible reason(s) behind collapse of the USSR?
1. Stagnated economy
2. Lack of accountability
3. Lack of good beaurucracy functioning
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Consider the following statements:
1. Rising nationalism and demand of sovereignty by soviet states was the most immediate reason of disintegration of the USSR.
2. Nationalist unrest was strongest in the Central Asian republics given their ethnic and religious differences with the rest of the Soviet Union.
The correct statement(s) is/are:

Which of the following is/are among implication(s) of the collapse of the second world of the Soviet Union?
1. End of Cold War confrontations.
2. Institutions like the World Bank and Inter-national Monetary Fund became powerful.
3. Emergence of many new countries.
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Which of the following is correct regarding ‘shock therapy’ in context of treatment of post-USSR countries by the World Bank and IMF?

Consider the following statements with reference to the post-USSR collapse economy:
1. The free trade regime and foreign direct investment (FDI) were to be the main engines of change.
2. The post-USSR collapse economy also involved openness to foreign investment, financial opening up or deregulation, and currency convertibility.
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Consider the following statements:
1. The shock therapy administered in the 1990s led the people of ex-USSR states into mass consumption.
2. The shock therapy sponsored by the West brought ruin to the economies and disaster upon the people of the entire region.
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Which of the following is correct with respect to ‘the largest garage sale in history’ in context of economic discourse in post collapse of USSR economy?

Consider the following statements:
1. In post collapse of the USSR, the value of the ruble, the Russian currency, declined dramatically.
2. The real GDP of Russia in 1999 was much higher than what it was in 1989, prior to the collapse of the USSR.
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Consider the following statements with respect to the West\’s approach to the erstwhile Soviet states after the collapse of the USSR:
1. The construction of democratic institutions was not given the same attention and
priority as the demands of economic transformation.
2. In a bid to keep these states inferior to West countries, the West made sure no Soviet state had strong executive.
The correct statement(s) is/are:

Consider the following Assertion and Reason type statements:
Assertion (A): Most of the erstwhile USSR economies, especially Russia, started reviving in 2000.
Reason (R) : The reason for the revival for most of their economies was the export of natural resources like ofl, natural gas and minerals, Azerbaijan, Kazakhistan, Russia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are major oil and gas producers.
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Consider the following statements:
1. Most of the former Soviet Republics are prone to conflicts, and many have had civil wars and insurgencies.
2. Chechnya and Dagestan, have had violent secessionist movements in Ukrain.
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Consider the following statements:
1. The Central Asian Republics are areas with vast hydrocarbon resources, which have brought them economic benefit.
2. In Eastern Europe, Czechoslovakia split with several provinces like Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina declaring independence.
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Among all erstwhile USSR states, India has possibly the best bilateral relations with:

Consider the following statements with respect to the India\’s relations with the USSR:
1. USSR gave aid and technical assistance for steel plants like Bhilai, Bokaro, Visakhapatnam, and machinery plants like Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd., etc.
2. The Soviet Union also supported India\’s positions on the Kashmir issue in the UN.
3. Hindi films and Indian culture were popular In the Soviet Union.
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India stands to benefit from its relationship with Russia on issues :
1. Kashmir
2. Energy supplies
3. Sharing information on international terrorism
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Consider the following statements:
1. Russia stands to benefit from this relationship because India is the second largest arms market for Russia.
2. India is seeking to increase its energy imports from Russia and the republics of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.
The correct statement(s) is/are:

Arrange the folowing in chronological order:
(a) Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
(b) Fall of the Berlin Wall
(c) Disintegration of the Soviet Union
(d) Russian Revolution
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Which among the following statements that describe the nature of Soviet economy is not correct?