Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: The Cold War Era

Question:

Choose the correct options with respect to the Cold War period:

A. The Cold War was an outcome of the emergence of USA and USSR as two superpowers
B. The Cuban missile Crisis was a high point of Cold War.
C. The end of the First world war was the beginning of the cold war.
D. The Cold War divided the world into two blocks.
E. The cold war was simply and only a matter of power rivalries.

Options:

A, B and C only

A, B and D only

B, C and E only

B, D and E only

Correct Answer:

A, B and D only

Explanation:

*The correct answer is Option 2: A, B and D only*

A. The Cold War was an outcome of the emergence of USA and USSR as two superpowers. (Correct)
B. The Cuban missile Crisis was a high point of Cold War. (Correct)
C. The end of the First world war was the beginning of the cold war.
D. The Cold War divided the world into two blocks. (Correct)
E. The cold war was simply and only a matter of power rivalries.

EXPLANATION:

A. The Cold War was an outcome of the emergence of USA and USSR as two superpowers
Correct. The Cold War emerged due to ideological, political, and military competition between the USA (capitalist bloc) and the USSR (communist bloc) after World War II.

B. The Cuban Missile Crisis was a high point of Cold War.
Correct. The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) marked a critical and tense moment in the Cold War when the USA and the USSR came close to nuclear conflict.

C. The end of the First World War was the beginning of the Cold War.
Incorrect. The Cold War began after the end of the Second World War (1945), not the First World War.

D. The Cold War divided the world into two blocks.
Correct. The Cold War led to the formation of two main blocs: the Western bloc led by the USA and NATO, and the Eastern bloc led by the USSR and the Warsaw Pact.

E. The Cold War was simply and only a matter of power rivalries.
Incorrect. While power rivalry was a significant factor, the Cold War was also deeply rooted in ideological conflict (capitalism vs. communism), economic competition, and geopolitical strategies.