Which one of the following statements is not correct regarding the disintegration of the Soviet Union?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Armenia was the first of the 15 Soviet republics to declare its independence in 1990.
Option (1) Armenia was the first of the 15 Soviet republics to declare its independence in 1990. False. In March 1990 Lithuania, not Armenia, became the first of the 15 Soviet republics to declare its independence.
Option (2) Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania became UN members in September 1991. True. The three Baltic republics later joined NATO in March 2004.
Option (3) Russia, Belarus and Ukraine established the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in December 1991. True. They annulled the 1922 Treaty on the Creation of the USSR.
Option (4) Georgia joined the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in 1993. True. Eight other republics had joined in December 1991.
NCERT: Contemporary World Politics — Chapter 1: The End of Bipolarity (2025-26)
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