Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: End of Bi-Polarity

Question:

Which of the following statements about tensions and conflicts in former Soviet Republics are correct?

(A) In Russia, Chechnya and Dagestan are exceptions to violent secessionist movements. Instead, these two republics have had peaceful integration movements.
(B) In Central Asia, Ukraine witnessed a civil war that went on for ten years till 2001.
(C) In Azerbaijan's province of Nagorno-Karabakh, some local Armenians wanted to secede and join Armenia.
(D) In Georgia, the demand for independence came from two provinces, resulting in civil war.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A), (B) and (C) only

(A), (C) and (D) only

(B) and (D) only

(C) and (D) only

Correct Answer:

(C) and (D) only

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → (C) and (D) only

(A) In Russia, Chechnya and Dagestan are exceptions to violent secessionist movements. Instead, these two republics have had peaceful integration movements. (Incorrect). Chechnya and Dagestan, have had violent secessionist movements.
(B) In Central Asia, Ukraine witnessed a civil war that went on for ten years till 2001. (Incorrect). The conflict that lasted for a decade in Central Asia and ended around 2001 was the civil war in Tajikistan. 
(C) In Azerbaijan's province of Nagorno-Karabakh, some local Armenians wanted to secede and join Armenia. (Correct). In Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh province, the majority ethnic Armenians demanded secession to join Armenia, which led to armed conflict.
(D) In Georgia, the demand for independence came from two provinces, resulting in civil war. (Correct).