Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: End of Bi-Polarity

Question:

Match the following Years in List 1 with the description associated with it in List 2:

List- 1 (Year)

List- 2 (Description)

(A) 1988

(I) Gorbachev resigned as the leader of the Soviet Union

(B) 1989

(II) independence movement began in Lithuania.

(C) 1990

(III) Warsaw Pact members were allowed to decide their futures.

(D) 1991

(IV) The Russian parliament declared its independence from the Soviet Union.

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

Options:

(A)- II, (B)- III, (C)- IV, (D)- I

(A)- I, (B)- III, (C)- IV, (D)- II

(A)- III, (B)- I, (C)- II, (D)- IV

(A)- I, (B)- IV, (C)- II, (D)- III

Correct Answer:

(A)- II, (B)- III, (C)- IV, (D)- I

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 1 - (A)- II, (B)- III, (C)- IV, (D)- I

List- 1 (Year)

List- 2 (Description)

(A) 1988

(II) independence movement began in Lithuania.

(B) 1989

(III) Warsaw Pact members were allowed to decide their futures.

(C) 1990

(IV) The Russian parliament declared its independence from the Soviet Union.

(D) 1991

(I) Gorbachev resigned as the leader of the Soviet Union

Explanation:

In 1988, the independence movement began in Lithuania.
In 1989, the Soviet Union declared that the Warsaw Pact members were free to decide their own futures.
In 1990, the Russian parliament declared its independence from the Soviet Union.
In 1991, Gorbachev's resignation marked the end of the Soviet Union.