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Q1. Which Indian Prime Minister (1947–1964) regarded himself as an unofficial leader of the Third World?

🔹 A. Lal Bahadur Shastri

🔹 B. Indira Gandhi

🔹 C. Jawaharlal Nehru

🔹 D. Morarji Desai

💡 Difficulty: easy | ✅ Correct: C

Q2. Why did many newly independent countries adopt a policy of non‑alignment during the Cold War?

🔹 A. To receive direct military aid from both blocs

🔹 B. To avoid entanglement in the rivalries of the capitalist and communist blocs

🔹 C. Because they wanted to join the United Nations

🔹 D. To support colonial powers

💡 Difficulty: medium | ✅ Correct: B

Q3. How did repeated interference by the United States, USSR, and Western European powers in the internal affairs of Third World nations affect the legitimacy of the superpower blocs?

🔹 A. It strengthened the blocs' moral authority

🔹 B. It led many Third World states to view both blocs as equally untrustworthy

🔹 C. It caused the blocs to merge into a single alliance

🔹 D. It resulted in the immediate collapse of the Cold War

💡 Difficulty: hard | ✅ Correct: B

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