CBSE Class 12- Political Science- Cartoons- The End of Bipolarity

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The End Of Bipolarity

Questions on Map of common wealth of Independent states pg.24

Q.1 Locate central Asian Republic countries

Q.2 Write 2 features of soviet system

•Ans .

•Socialist Economic System

•In soviet system the political and economic system were both controlled by the state government. 

The land and the means of production all were under state control.

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Q.3. Write 2 features which distinguish soviet economy from capitalist country like US

Ans 

1, .Soviet was socialist, while US was capitalist.

2. Soviet did not allow private property while capitalist allowed private property 

Q.4Write 2 drawbacks of soviet system

Ans 

1. Soviet syatem was beurocratic and Authoritarian

2. Lack of democracy and freedom of speech

Q.5Write the efforts taken by Gorbachev for reforms

Ans 

1. He introduced Economic reforms

2. Small scale enterprises were thrown to private enterprise

3. Automation and computerization

4. Quality control

Q.6What were the reasons for disintegration of Soviet Union

Ans 

Stagnant administrative system

•Corruption

•Economy stagnation

Q.7.Consequences of disintegration

•End of cold war

•Start of US haegemony

World bank and IMF important players

Q.8.•What is shock therapy ?

•Ans.

•The model of change from an authoritarian socialist system to a democratic capitalist system.

•World bank and IMF played an important role in Russia, central asia and east Europe

•90% of the industries owned by Russian state were sold to private individuals and companies

•It created largest garage sale of the world.

•Middle class became lower in economy and academic and intellectual manpower migrated.

Large section of society was pushed to poverty