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What does 'bipolarity' refer to in the context of Cold War politics?
AA world divided between the two superpowers USA and USSR
BA nation having two political parties
CA continent having two ideological zones as per the chapter
DEqual trade between Europe and Asia
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. A world divided between the two superpowers USA and USSR
1. The chapter defines bipolarity in describing the post-1991 shift.
2. It says 'Bipolarity existed because of the existence of the two superpowers'.
3. The world was divided into two centres of power. Soviet disintegration ended one centre.
_Source: Maharashtra Balbharati Std XII Political Science, Ch 1 "The World since 1991", §1.2 ¶2_
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