The Cold War Era Class 12 MCQs Questions with Answers
Question 1.
Which two ideologies were involved in a conflict during the Cold War era?
(a) Communism and Capitalism
(b) Monarchism and Capitalism
(c) Communalism and Capitalism
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) Communism and Capitalism
Question 2.
Which organisation came into existence in April 1949?
(a) SEATO
(b) CENTO
(c) NATO
(d) Warsaw Pact
Answer
Answer: (c) NATO
Question 3.
The Warsaw pact was led by _________
(a) Japan
(b) Britain
(c) Italy
(d) the Soviet Union
Answer
Answer: (d) the Soviet Union
Question 4.
Which of the following countries was not a NATO member?
(a) Germany
(b) the Czech Republic
(c) France
(d) India
Answer
Answer: (d) India
Question 5.
The Western Alliance was headed by
(a) the United States
(b) Brazil
(c) the Soviet Union
(d) Balkan countries
Answer
Answer: (a) the United States
Question 6.
The island country that received both diplomatic and financial aid from the Soviet Union was
(a) Japan
(b) Cuba
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Norway
Answer
Answer: (b) Cuba
Question 7.
Which one of the following is an agreement signed between the two superpowers starting in the 1960s?
(a) Berlin Pact
(b) Limited Test Ban Treaty
(c) Moscow Agreement
(d) Warsaw Pact
Answer
Answer: (b) Limited Test Ban Treaty
Question 8.
The rivalry between USA & USSR during the post-second world war period is known as _____________
(a) Apartheid
(b) Cold War
(c) Policy of Non-Alignment
(d) Hot war
Answer
Answer: (b) Cold War
Question 9.
The event that took place in 1961 was
(a) The construction of the Berlin wall
(b) Soviet intervention in Afghanistan
(c) Vietnamese Intervention in Cambodia
(d) The unification of Germany
Answer
Answer: (a) The construction of the Berlin wall
Question 10.
When USSR placed nuclear missiles in Cuba?
(a) 1960
(b) 1961
(c) 1962
(d) 1963
Answer
Answer: (c) 1962
Question 11.
What is the full form of ‘SEATO’?
(a) South-East Asian Task Organisation
(b) South-East Asian Treaty Organisation
(c) South-East Asian Tally Organisation
(d) South-East Asian Team Organisation
Answer
Answer: (b) South-East Asian Treaty Organisation
Question 12.
What is the full form of ‘CENTO’?
(a) The Central Task Organisation
(b) The Central Treaty Organisation
(c) The Central Tally Organisation
(d) The Central Team Organisation
Answer
Answer: (b) The Central Treaty Organisation
Question 13.
After the second World War, the world was divided into the blocks of
(a) U.S.A and U.K.
(b) USSR and China
(c) Japan and Korea
(d) U.S.A and USSR
Answer
Answer: (d) U.S.A and USSR
Question 14.
The person that opposed neo-colonialism was
(a) Churchill
(b) Brezhnev
(c) Khrushchev
(d) Kwame Nkrumah
Answer
Answer: (d) Kwame Nkrumah
