Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: End of Bi-Polarity

Question:

Answer the questions based on the following image:

What is the meaning of perestroika?

Options:

Restructuring

Openness

Democratization of polity

New Deal

Correct Answer:

Restructuring

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → Restructuring

Mikhail Gorbachev (Born 1931) : Last leader of the Soviet Union (1985 91); introduced economic and political reform policies of perestroika (restructuring) and glasnost (openness); stopped the arms race with the US; withdrew Soviet troops from Afghanistan and eastern Europe; helped in the unification of Germany; ended the Cold War; blamed for the disintegration of the Soviet Union.