Question

Read the given passage carefully and answer the question that follows:

"The collapse of communism was followed in most of these countries by a painful process of transition from an authoritarian socialist system to a democratic capitalist system. The model of transition in Russia, Central Asia and east Europe that was influenced by the World Bank and the IMF came to be known as 'shock therapy'. Shock therapy varied in intensity and speed amongst the Second World countries, but its direction and features were quite similar."

Which of the following incidents has been quoted as the 'collapse of communism'?

विकल्प

• Gorbachev's failure to get the desired results through his reforms

• Disintegration of the Soviet Union

• The Soviet Union had become stagnant in administration

• People were not satisfied with the Soviet System and government lost popular backing 

Answer 1

Disintegration of the Soviet Union

Explanation:

After the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, communism collapsed. Many countries transitioned from authoritarian socialist systems to democratic and capitalist ones after this event. Gorbachev's reforms (a), stagnation (c), and public dissatisfaction (d) contributed to the slide, but the Soviet Union's dissolution symbolized communism's collapse.