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Question-1
?Cuba today is a land of impossible contradictions, a utopia with beggars, a so- called puppet still dancing after the puppet master?s death?. In this 1993 news paper quotation, which nation is referred to as the ?puppet master??
(A)
Haiti
(B)
Soviet Union
(C)
Spain
(D)
United states
Question-2
The revolt in Hungary (1956), the demonstrations in Czechoslovakia (1968), and the formation of solidarity in Poland (1980?s) are similar in that they
(A)
Were movements in restore the power of the aristocracy
(B)
Were tolerated by the communist leaders, who accepted the need for change
(C)
Represented a challenge to communist leadership
(D)
Represented attempts to rid these countries of western ideas and influence
Question-3
Article 50- in accordance with the interests of the people and in order to strengthen and develop the socialist system, citizens of the USSR are guaranteed freedom of speech of the press, and of assembly, meetings, street processions and demonstrations. Exercise of these political freedom is ensured by putting public buildings, street and squares at the disposal of the working people and their organizations, by broad dissemination of information, and by the opportunity to use the press, television, and radio. Excerpt from the constitution of the Soviet Union Which conclusion can be reached by a comparison of event in the Soviet Union and this passage from the constitution of the Soviet Union?
(A)
Constitutional rights guarantee a free society
(B)
A national constitution always guarantees human rights
(C)
A constitutional guarantee must be very specific in order to be effective
(D)
A constitutional guarantee may be limited by government actions
Question-4
?Polish Communist party Fails in Election Bid??Romanians Depose Communist Dictator?Which is a valid conclusion based on these headline form the late 1980?s?
(A)
Military buildups are continuing Eastern Europe
(B)
Planned economies in Eastern Europe have become increasingly successful
(C)
Demands for democracy ended many totalitarian governments in Eastern Europe
(D)
The Soviet Union stopped independence efforts in Eastern Europe
Question-5
The destruction of the Berlin Wall in 1989 is symbolic of the
(A)
End of the Soviet domination of Eastern Europe
(B)
Declining power of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
(C)
Fall of the Weimar Republic
(D)
Collapse of the European Union
Question-6
One result of the collapse of the Soviet Union has been that
(A)
Some former republics have recognized the Warsaw Pact
(B)
Ethnic violence has broken out in some regions
(C)
An era of peace and stability has emerged in most of the former republics
(D)
The republics have made an east transition to a market economy
Question-7
In the 1990?s under the leadership of Boris Yeltsin, Russia attempted to become
(A)
A democracy with a market economy
(B)
A dictatorship with a command economy
(C)
An autocracy practicing mercantilism
(D)
An oligarchy based on serfdom
Question-8
The initial reactions of the Russian government to the fighting that broke out in Chechnya in the 1990?s demonstrated that Russia
(A)
Is unwilling to grant independence to dissenting ethnic groups
(B)
Has little control over its arsenal of nuclear weapons
(C)
Will defend its remaining republics against foreign invasion
(D)
Favors reestablishing communism
Question-9
During the presidency of Mikhail Gorbachev, which problem faced the Soviet Union?
(A)
Ethnic minorities demanded the right of self ? determination
(B)
Agricultural production grew faster than food consumption
(C)
The nations of Eastern Europe insisted that the Soviet Union keep troops in Eastern Europe
(D)
Western European nations refused to trade with the Soviet Union
Question-10
One reason for the collapse of the Communist economic system in Eastern Europe during the early 1990?s was that this system
(A)
Lacked adequate incentives to maintain high productivity
(B)
Used the principles of mercantilism
(C)
Encouraged laissez ? faire practices and policies
(D)
Relied on the outdated law of supply and demand
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