Which of the following statement is correct?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990
Option (1) Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990 — Correct. In August 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait, rapidly occupied it and then annexed it. The UN mandated the liberation of Kuwait by force, which led to the First Gulf War.
Option (2) George H.W. Bush won the US president election of 1992 — Incorrect. Despite winning the First Gulf War, George H.W. Bush lost the presidential elections of 1992 to Bill Clinton of the Democratic Party.
Option (3) The UN is a regional organisation — Incorrect. The UN is an international organisation open to almost all the independent states of the world; regional organisations, such as ASEAN or the European Union, bring together the countries of one region.
Option (4) The 9/11 attack took place in Russia — Incorrect. On 11 September 2001, hijacked aircraft were flown into the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon building near Washington, in the US.
Note: This question is taken from the chapter ‘US Hegemony in World Politics’ which was there in the pre-rationalised NCERT and has been deleted from subsequent editions of NCERT, including the NCERT book (2026-27).
NCERT (Pre-rationalised): “Beginning of the ‘New World Order’ … In August 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait, rapidly occupying and subsequently annexing it. After a series of diplomatic attempts failed at convincing Iraq to quit its aggression, the United Nations mandated the liberation of Kuwait by force. For the UN, this was a dramatic decision after years of deadlock during the Cold War. The US President George H.W. Bush hailed the emergence of a ‘new world order’. A massive coalition force of 660,000 troops from 34 countries fought against Iraq and defeated it in what came to be known as the First Gulf War.… The Clinton Years … Despite winning the First Gulf War, George H.W. Bush lost the US presidential elections of 1992 to William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton of the Democratic Party, who had campaigned on domestic rather than foreign policy issues.… 9/11 and the ‘Global War on Terror’ … On 11 September 2001, nineteen hijackers hailing from a number of Arab countries took control of four American commercial aircraft shortly after takeoff and flew them into important buildings in the US. One airliner each crashed into the North and South Towers of the World Trade Centre in New York. A third aircraft crashed into the Pentagon building in Arlington, Virginia, where the US Defence Department is headquartered.…” |