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After the Cold War, which country emerged as the world's lone superpower?
AUnited Kingdom
BRussia
CChina
DUnited States
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. United States
1. The 'Towards a Unipolar World' section describes the post-1991 order.
2. Soviet disintegration ended bipolarity.
3. The text identifies the United States as the dominant power, giving rise to 'unipolar world order'.
_Source: Maharashtra Balbharati Std XII Political Science, Ch 1 "The World since 1991", §1.2 ¶1_
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