Question

Statement I: The term 'Cold War' was coined by George Orwell in 1945.
Statement II: The term 'Cold War' signified that it was a war fought in a covert manner.

• A. Statement I is true but statement II is false.
• B. Both statements I and II are true.
• C. Both statements I and II are false.
• D. Statement I is false but statement II is true.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Both statements I and II are true.

The rising tensions between the USA and the Soviet Union led to the Cold War. However, neither the USA nor the Soviet Union acknowledged the competition they had between them directly. They fought in a more covert sense, and hence it is known as the Cold War. The term was coined by George Orwell, an English writer in 1945.