Which of the following is not a consequence of disintegration of USSR?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Rise of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
Option (1) Rise of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). Not a consequence (Correct). The NAM had come up long before, in the Cold War years; its first summit was held in 1961. It did not rise because the Soviet Union broke up.
Option (2) End of the Soviet Bloc and the emergence of many new countries. A consequence (Incorrect). The end of the Soviet bloc meant the emergence of many new countries, each with its own independent aspirations and choices.
Option (3) End to the ideological dispute between the two Blocs A consequence (Incorrect). It meant the end of Cold War confrontations; the ideological dispute over whether socialism would beat capitalism was not an issue any more.
Option (4) Possibilities of unipolar/multipolar System A consequence (Incorrect). The end of the Cold War left open only two possibilities: a unipolar or a multipolar system. As it turned out, the US became the sole superpower.
NCERT (2025-26): “Consequences of Disintegration … The collapse of the second world of the Soviet Union and the socialist systems in eastern Europe had profound consequences for world politics. Let us note here three broad kinds of enduring changes that resulted from it. Each of these had a number of effects that we cannot list here. First of all, it meant the end of Cold War confrontations. The ideological dispute over whether the socialist system would beat the capitalist system was not an issue any more. Since this dispute had engaged the military of the two blocs, had triggered a massive arms race and accumulation of nuclear weapons, and had led to the existence of military blocs, the end of the confrontation demanded an end to this arms race and a possible new peace. Second, power relations in world politics changed and, therefore, the relative influence of ideas and institutions also changed. The end of the Cold War left open only two possibilities: either the remaining superpower would dominate and create a unipolar system, or different countries or groups of countries could become important players in the international system, thereby bringing in a multipolar system where no one power could dominate. As it turned out, the US became the sole superpower.… Consequences of Disintegration … Third, the end of the Soviet bloc meant the emergence of many new countries. All these countries had their own independent aspirations and choices.… Politics in India since Independence — Chapter 4, India’s External Relations: Afro-Asian unity … The Bandung Conference later led to the establishment of the NAM. The First Summit of the NAM was held in Belgrade in September 1961. Nehru was a co-founder of the NAM.” |