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 group of two countries belonged to the 'Second World' countries? 

विकल्प

• India and Pakistan

• Germany and Italy

• Russia and Ukraine

• China and Japan

Answer 1

Russia and Ukraine

Explanation:

A region and domain influenced by the former Union of Soviet Socialists Republic (USSR), the phrase "Second World" refers to the industrial states that were once communist-socialist.