2025 · Q35
Consider the following statements about international events :
- 1The First Gulf War was related to the Iraq invasion of Kuwait.
- 2Mikhail Gorbachev was the President of the Soviet Union at the time of its disintegration.
- 3Boris Yeltsin was the first elected President of Russia.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
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- ANil
- B1
- C2
- D3
Explanation
The First Gulf War (1990-91) followed Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, so statement 1 is correct. Mikhail Gorbachev was the President of the Soviet Union when it disintegrated in December 1991, so statement 2 is correct. Boris Yeltsin won the June 1991 election to become the first elected President of Russia (Russian SFSR, then the Russian Federation), so statement 3 is correct. Hence all three statements are correct.