Contemporary World Politics NDA Questions

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Contemporary World Politics MCQ Questions


1.
The term 'Cold War' refers to the prolonged period of political and ideological rivalry between which two superpowers after the Second World War, without a direct large-scale military conflict between them?
A.
The United States of America and the Soviet Union
B.
China and Japan
C.
Germany and Russia
D.
Britain and France
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ANSWER :
A. The United States of America and the Soviet Union
2.
The Cold War was characterised primarily by rivalry between two contrasting ideological/political-economic systems, namely:
A.
Colonialism versus decolonisation only
B.
Federalism versus unitary government
C.
Capitalism/liberal democracy (led by the USA) versus Communism/socialism (led by the USSR)
D.
Monarchy versus Republicanism
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ANSWER :
C. Capitalism/liberal democracy (led by the USA) versus Communism/socialism (led by the USSR)
3.
The military alliance formed in 1949 by the United States and its Western allies, aimed at collective security against the Soviet bloc, is known as:
A.
The Warsaw Pact
B.
The Non-Aligned Movement
C.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
D.
The United Nations
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ANSWER :
C. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
4.
In response to NATO, the Soviet Union and its Eastern European allies formed a rival military alliance in 1955, known as the:
A.
SEATO
B.
Warsaw Pact
C.
CENTO
D.
ANZUS
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ANSWER :
B. Warsaw Pact
5.
The 1962 crisis, which brought the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of a nuclear confrontation over Soviet missile deployment near American shores, is known as the:
A.
Berlin Crisis
B.
Korean War
C.
Cuban Missile Crisis
D.
Suez Crisis
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ANSWER :
C. Cuban Missile Crisis
6.
The movement of newly independent, developing nations that chose to stay outside the two Cold War military blocs (led by the USA and USSR) is known as the:
A.
G-7 Group
B.
Warsaw Pact
C.
Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
D.
European Union
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ANSWER :
C. Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)