The World after World War II Additional One Mark Online Test

The World after World War II Additional One Mark Online Test (12th Standard History)

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At the Potsdam meeting of July 1945, Churchill was later replaced by

A.Clement Attlee B.Harry S. Truman C.George C. Marshall D.Bernard Baruch

The 8,000-word 'Long Telegram' of 22 February 1946, which suggested that communist expansion be "contained", was sent by

A.George Kennan B.John Foster Dulles C.Bernard Baruch D.George C. Marshall

Which of the following statements about Germany after the war is/are correct?
1. By the Yalta and Potsdam agreements Germany was divided into four zones.
2. In June 1948 the Russians stopped all road and rail traffic between West Berlin and West Germany.
3. The USSR set up the Federal Republic of Germany in August 1949.

A.1 and 2 only B.2 and 3 only C.1 and 3 only D.1 only

Match the organisation with its headquarters
(A) SEATO - 1. Paris
(B) CENTO - 2. Strasbourg
(C) Council of Europe - 3. Bangkok
(D) OECD - 4. Ankara

A.A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 B.A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1 C.A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2 D.A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4

Which one of the following was NOT a member of the Warsaw Pact signed in May 1955?

A.Albania B.West Germany C.Hungary D.Bulgaria

The word "brinkmanship", used constantly during the Cold War, comes from

A.John Foster Dulles B.George Kennan C.Winston Churchill D.Mikhail Gorbachev

The term "non-alignment" was coined in 1953 at the United Nations by

A.V. K. Krishna Menon B.Jawaharlal Nehru C.Alfred Sauvy D.Josip Broz Tito

Under the partition proposal recommended by the UN Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP), the Jewish state was to receive

A.45 percent of the land B.55 percent of the land C.85 percent of the land D.5.8 percent of the land

During the Suez Crisis of 1956, the peace force created by the UN General Assembly, sent with the consent of both sides, was called

A.UNEF B.UNRWA C.UNSCOP D.UNESCO

Q10

The People's Republic of China became a permanent member of the Security Council only from

A.1949 B.1955 C.1971 D.1991

Q11

Arrange the following in chronological order
1. Formation of EFTA
2. Schuman Plan
3. Britain's admission to the EEC
4. Treaty of Paris establishing the ECSC

A.2, 4, 1, 3 B.4, 2, 1, 3 C.2, 4, 3, 1 D.2, 1, 4, 3

Q12

Assertion (A): In 1961 the French President Charles de Gaulle opposed Britain's entry into the EEC.
Reason (R): The economy of Britain was weak.

A.Both A and R are correct; R explains A B.Both A and R are correct; R does not explain A C.A is correct and R is wrong D.A is wrong and R is correct

Q13

Which of the following statements about the Hungarian Crisis of 1956 is/are correct?
1. On becoming premier again, Imre Nagy started introducing a multiparty system and set up a coalition government.
2. Soviet Russia sent its army into Hungary on 4 November and crushed the rebellion.
3. After the Russian veto, the General Assembly's resolution forced Soviet troops to leave Hungary.

A.1 and 2 only B.2 and 3 only C.1 and 3 only D.3 only

Q14

In 1989, the free elections held in Poland were won by

A.the Polish Solidarity movement B.the Communist Party C.the Cominform D.the Warsaw Pact

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