Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: The Cold War Era

Question:

Match the following Wars correctly with the time span in which they were fought:

List- I (War)

List- II (Time Span)

(A) Cold War

(I) 1939-45

(B) World War I

(II) 1950-53

(C) World War II

(III) 1945-90

(D) Korean War

(IV) 1914-18

Options:

(A)- III, (B)- IV, (C)- II, (D)- I

(A)- III, (B)- I, (C)- IV, (D)- II

(A)- II, (B)- IV, (C)- I, (D)- III

(A)- III, (B)- IV, (C)- I, (D)- II

Correct Answer:

(A)- III, (B)- IV, (C)- I, (D)- II

Explanation:

List- I (War)

Correctly matched List- II (Time Span)

(A) Cold War

(III) 1945-90

(B) World War I

(IV) 1914-18

(C) World War II

(I) 1939-45

(D) Korean War

(II) 1950-53

(A) Cold War - (III) 1945-90:
The Cold War was a geopolitical tension between the United States and its NATO allies against the Soviet Union and its allies, which lasted from the end of World War II in 1945 until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

(B) World War I - (IV) 1914-18:
World War I, also known as the First World War, took place from 1914 to 1918. It was a global war centered in Europe and involved many of the world's great powers.

(C) World War II - (I) 1939-45:
World War II occurred from 1939 to 1945. It was a global conflict that involved most of the world's nations, including all of the great powers, organized into two opposing alliances: the Allies and the Axis.

(D) Korean War - (II) 1950-53:
The Korean War took place from 1950 to 1953. It was a conflict between North Korea (supported by China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (supported by the United Nations, primarily the United States). The war ended in an armistice, and the Korean Peninsula remains divided to this day.