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Which is the correct reason for the outbreak for the situation of cold war?
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D. Emergence of USA and USSR as rival powers
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Emergence of USA and USSR as rival powers is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.
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A. Ban Ki-moon
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A book titled ‘Resolved: Uniting Nations in a Divided World’ is an autobiography of the Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. It consists of life experiences and challenges that the author faced in his life & elaborates his tenure in the United Nations (UN).
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D. Operation RAHE RASAT
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The Second Battle of Swat also known as Operation Rah-e-Rast, began in May 2009 and involved the Pakistani Army and Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan militants in a fight for control of the Swat district of Pakistan.
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C. Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
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SWIFT, formally known as the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, is a messaging system for banks and other financial institutions around the world.
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B. Russia-Norway
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The Barents Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, located off the northern coasts of Norway and Russia and divided between Norwegian and Russian territorial waters. Known among Russians in the Middle Ages as the Murman Sea, the current name of the sea is after the historical Dutch navigator Willem Barentsz.
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B. Four
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Ukraine shares borders with four European Union (EU) member states namely Hungary, Poland, Slovakia (West) and Romania (South). It shares border with Russia to the east and north-east. Ukraine also shares borders with Belarus to the north; and Moldova to the south.
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C. Russia
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TASS is the largest Russian news agency and one of the largest news agencies worldwide. TASS is registered as a Federal State Unitary Enterprise, owned by the Government of Russia.
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D. China and United States
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The Joint Communiqué of the United States of America and the People’s Republic of China, also known as the Shanghai Communiqué (1972), was a diplomatic document issued by the United States of America and the People’s Republic of China on February 27, 1972, on the last evening of President Richard Nixon’s visit to China
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C. Dewan Rakyat
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The Dewan Rakyat (Malay for House of Representatives, literally People’s Hall) is the lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia, consisting of members elected during elections from federal constituencies drawn by the Election Commission. The Dewan Rakyat usually proposes legislation through a draft known as a ‘bill’.
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A. Dewan Negara
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The Dewan Negara (Malay for Senate, literally National Council) is the upper house of the Parliament of Malaysia, consisting of 70 senators of whom 26 are elected by the state legislative assemblies, with two senators for each state, while the other 44 are appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King)