1.Which one of the following was NOT given primacy by the markers of the Soviet System?
(a) Abolition of private property.
(b) Society based on the principle of equality.
(c) No opposition party to be allowed.
(d) No state control over economy.
Ans: (b) No state control over economy.
2.The successor country to the Soviet Union is _______________
(a) Russia (b) Uzbekistan (c) Belarus (d) Georgia
Ans: (a) Russia
3.State any one special feature of Indo-Russian friendship.
Ans:Several powers in the international system.
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4.What is meant by "Shock Therapy"?
Ans: The model of transition in Russia, Central Asia and east Europe that was influenced by the World Bank and the IMF came to be known as "shock therapy".
5.Highlight any one feature of the multipolar world as visualised by both Russia and India.
Ans: Several powers in the international system, collective security.
6.The Soviet political system was based on ___________________ ideology.
Ans: communist
7._________________ was the military alliance started by the USSR.
Ans: Warsaw Pact
8.____________________ party dominated the Soviet Union’s political system.
Ans: Communist
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9.______________________ initiated the reforms in the USSR in 1985.
Ans: Mikhail Gorbachev
10.The fall of the ____________________ symbolised the end of the Cold War.
Ans: The Berlin Wall
11.What were the factors that forced Gorbachev to initiate the reforms in the USSR?
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Factors that forced Gorbachev to initiate reforms in the USSR are :
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12.Examine the consequences of the shock therapy.
Ans:
Following are the consequences of Shock-Therapy:
13.What were the reason for disintegration of Soviet Union?
Ans:
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14.Explain the consequences of disintegration of soviet union?
Ans:
Here is the list of consequences: