Question

Match List - I with List - II.

\[ \begin{array}{|l|l|} \hline \textbf{List - I (Events)} & \textbf{List - II (Year)} \\ \hline A.\ \text{Iranian Revolution} & I.\ 1973 \\ \hline B.\ \text{General Pinochet became ruler in Chile} & II.\ 1980 \\ \hline C.\ \text{'Solidarity' in Poland founded} & III.\ 1979 \\ \hline D.\ \text{USSR officially dissolved} & IV.\ 1991 \\ \hline \end{array} \]
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

• A. A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III
• B. A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I
• C. A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
• D. A-I, B-III, C-IV, D-II

Hint:

Remember the 1979 "Triple Shock": The Iranian Revolution, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and the signing of the Egypt-Israel peace treaty. 1991 is the "End of History" year with the USSR collapse.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Concept: This matching exercise tracks major global political shifts during the mid-to-late 20th century, involving revolutions, coups, and the end of the Cold War.

Step 1: Analyzing 1970s Power Shifts.

• A. Iranian Revolution (1979): Also known as the Islamic Revolution, it resulted in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty and the establishment of an Islamic Republic under Ayatollah Khomeini. (A-III)
• B. General Pinochet in Chile (1973): General Augusto Pinochet rose to power following a US-backed military coup that overthrew the democratically elected socialist president Salvador Allende. (B-I)

Step 2: Analyzing the Collapse of the Eastern Bloc.

• C. 'Solidarity' in Poland (1980): Founded at the Gdańsk Shipyard and led by Lech Wałęsa, this was the first independent trade union in a Soviet-bloc country, becoming a major catalyst for the fall of communism in Eastern Europe. (C-II)
• D. USSR Dissolution (1991): Following years of internal stagnation and ethnic unrest, the Soviet Union was officially dissolved in December 1991, marking the formal end of the Cold War. (D-IV)

Step 3: Final Sequence.
Matching A-III, B-I, C-II, and D-IV aligns with Option (3).