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Q1. What was the primary goal of Yeltsin’s ‘shock therapy’ initiated in 1992?

🔹 A. To increase state subsidies
🔹 B. To privatize the economy rapidly
🔹 C. To reintroduce price controls
🔹 D. To expand agricultural collectives

💡 Difficulty: easy | ✅ Correct: B

Q2. A factory worker lost his job after the price liberalization. Which macro‑economic policy could have lessened his hardship without abandoning market reforms?

🔹 A. Maintaining full price controls
🔹 B. Introducing targeted unemployment benefits
🔹 C. Re‑nationalizing the factory
🔹 D. Doubling subsidies to all industries

💡 Difficulty: medium | ✅ Correct: B

Q3. Evaluate the long‑term political risk of implementing shock therapy without accompanying social safety nets. Which outcome is most plausible?

🔹 A. Strengthening democratic institutions due to economic growth
🔹 B. Erosion of public trust leading to political instability
🔹 C. Rapid convergence with Western economies
🔹 D. Increased foreign direct investment despite domestic unrest

💡 Difficulty: hard | ✅ Correct: B

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