Question

Arrange the following in chronological order :

• (i) Breaking down of the Berlin Wall
• (ii) The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
• (iii) Indo-Russian Strategic Agreement
• (iv) Disintegration of the Soviet Union

Choose the correct option :

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

Hint:

Afghan invasion 1979, fall of the Berlin Wall 1989, USSR break-up 1991, Indo-Russian strategic agreement 2000.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Find the year of each event:
The Soviet Union sent its army into Afghanistan in December 1979.
The Berlin Wall was broken down in November 1989.
The Soviet Union broke up in December 1991.
India and Russia signed the Declaration on Strategic Partnership in October 2000. This is the Indo-Russian Strategic Agreement.

Step 2: Arrange the events:
From oldest to newest: (ii) 1979, (i) 1989, (iv) 1991, (iii) 2000.
So the correct order is (ii), (i), (iv), (iii).

Step 3: Check the options:
(A) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv) starts with the Wall. The Afghan invasion was ten years earlier, so this is wrong.
(B) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii) matches the time line exactly. This is correct.
(C) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv) puts the agreement of 2000 before the fall of the Wall. This is wrong.
(D) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv) puts the agreement of 2000 before the break-up of the USSR in 1991. This is wrong.

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