Match List I with List II
| LIST I | LIST II | ||
| A. | Mikhail Gorbachev | I. | Economic model |
| B. | Shock Therapy | II. | Perestroika and Glasnost |
| C. | Boris Yeltsin | III. | Military Pact |
| D. | Warsaw Pact | IV. | President of Russia |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
(A) Mikhail Gorbachev — this matches (II) Perestroika and Glasnost, his reform policies of restructuring and openness.
(B) Shock Therapy — this matches (I) Economic model, the model of transition to a capitalist economy influenced by the World Bank and the IMF.
(C) Boris Yeltsin — this matches (IV) President of Russia, its first elected President (1991-1999).
(D) Warsaw Pact — this matches (III) Military Pact, the military alliance that held the socialist bloc together.
NCERT (2026-27): “Shock Therapy in Post-Communist Regimes … The collapse of communism was followed in most of these countries by a painful process of transition from an authoritarian socialist system to a democratic capitalist system. 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’.… What was the Soviet System? … This group of countries was called the Second World or the ‘socialist bloc’. The Warsaw Pact, a military alliance, held them together.…”
Leader box ‘Mikhail Gorbachev’ (2026-27): reform policies of perestroika (restructuring) and glasnost (openness) NCERT (2026-27): “…Yeltsin (1931-2007) The first elected President of Russia (1991-1999); rose to power in the Communist Party and was made the Mayor of Moscow by Gorbachev…” |
