In which Year Gorbachev became the President of the USSR and begins the reforms process there?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → 1985
Mikhail Gorbachev became General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1985 (March 1985) and began a series of reforms in the Soviet Union.
Note: The question has a mistake. In 1985 Gorbachev did not become the President of the USSR. As per the NCERT timeline, in March 1985 he was elected the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and began a series of reforms; the timeline names him President of the Soviet Union only when he resigns that post on 25 December 1991. The question asks for the year in which he took charge and began the reforms, so the answer stays 1985.
NCERT (2026-27): “Gorbachev and the Disintegration … Mikhail Gorbachev, who had become General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1985, sought to reform this system.…”
Timeline of Disintegration of the Soviet Union, chapter ‘The End of Bipolarity’ (2026-27): 1985 March: Mikhail Gorbachev elected as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
