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With whose support did Nasser nationalise the Suez Canal?

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  1. USSR

  2. USA

  3. Britain

  4. France

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Correct Option: A

Which Egyptian President made efforts to unite the Arabs?

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  1. Mohammed Naguib

  2. Anwar Sadat

  3. Hosni Mubarak

  4. Gamal Abdel Nasser

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Correct Option: D

Who established an extremist Islamic state in Afghanistan?

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  1. Al-Qaeda

  2. Lashkar-e-Taiba

  3. ISIS

  4. Taliban

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Correct Option: D

The destruction of the Berlin Wall in 1989 is symbolic of the _____.

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  1. Declining power of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

  2. Fall of the Weimar Republic

  3. Collapse of the European Union

  4. End of the Soviet domination of Eastern Europe

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Berlin Wall was a symbol of Soviet control over Eastern Europe. The destruction of the wall symbolized the weakening of that control, as the Soviet Union began to break apart.

Who resisted the coup on behalf of the Russian Parliament?

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  1. Joseph Stalin

  2. Mikhail Gorbachev

  3. Boris Yeltsin

  4. Nikita Krushchev

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Correct Option: C

Between which two countries did the cold war begin?
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  1. India

  2. USSR

  3. USA

  4. China

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Correct Option: B,C

Which two countries came under tremendous public pressure to end the arms race and nuclear arsenal?
This question has multiple answers.

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  1. USSR

  2. England

  3. USA

  4. France

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Correct Option: A,C

Mikhail Gorbachev was a _____.

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  1. Liberal

  2. Conservative

  3. Revolutionary

  4. Democrat

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Correct Option: A

Which among the following statements about the Cold war is wrong?

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  1. Rivalry between US and USSR

  2. USA and USSR engaged in direct war

  3. Triggering off an arms race

  4. An ideological war between the two super powers

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Correct Option: B

The organization which had been set up in 1949 and continues promoting world-peace is  ___________.

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  1. NATO

  2. League of Nations

  3. United Nations Organisation

  4. I.L.O.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

NATO (National Atlantic Treaty Organization) is a military alliance of 28 countries bordering the North Atlantic Ocean (including countries from Europe and America). It includes the United States, most European Union members, Canada, and Turkey. NATO is an acronym for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The United States contributes three-fourths of NATO's budget. It was set up in 1949 and claims to aim at building peace throughout the world especially controlling the aggressiveness arising out of the communist's block.