Question

Arrange the following events in chronological order :

• (i) Mikhail Gorbachev became General Secretary of the Communist Party
• (ii) Socialist Revolution in Russia
• (iii) The Berlin Wall was broken by the people
• (iv) Disintegration of the USSR

Choose the correct option :

• A. (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
• B. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
• C. (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
• D. (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)

Hint:

Revolution 1917, Gorbachev 1985, Berlin Wall 1989, disintegration of the USSR 1991.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Understanding the question:
The four events belong to the history of the Soviet Union. We need to arrange them from the earliest to the latest.

Step 2: Fix the dates:
(ii) The Socialist Revolution in Russia took place in 1917.
(i) Mikhail Gorbachev became General Secretary of the Communist Party in 1985.
(iii) The Berlin Wall was broken by the people in November 1989.
(iv) The USSR disintegrated in December 1991.

Step 3: Arrange:
The order by date is 1917, 1985, 1989, 1991, that is (ii), (i), (iii), (iv).

Step 4: Check the options:
Option (A) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv) matches the dates, so it is correct.
Option (B) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) is wrong because the revolution came long before Gorbachev.
Option (C) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i) is the exact reverse order, so it is wrong.
Option (D) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i) is wrong because the Berlin Wall fell after the revolution and Gorbachev, and the USSR broke up last.

Final Answer:
The correct order is (ii), (i), (iii), (iv), which is option (A).