Consider the following statements about international events : 1. The First Gulf War was related to the Iraq invasion of Kuwait. 2. Mikhail Gorbachev was the President of the Soviet Union at the time of its disintegration. 3. Boris Yeltsin was the first elected President of Russia. How many of the statements given above are correct?

All three statements are historically accurate. The First Gulf War (1990–1991), also known as Operation Desert Storm, was triggered by Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait in August 1990 [4]. Mikhail Gorbachev served as the leader of the Soviet Union during its final years, initiating reforms like glasnost and perestroika; he was the President of the USSR at the time of its official disintegration in December 1991, resigning on December 25 [2]. Boris Yeltsin emerged as a key political figure during this transition, becoming the first popularly elected President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (and subsequently the Russian Federation) in June 1991 [2]. Yeltsin played a decisive role in the dissolution of the Soviet Union by declaring it disbanded alongside the leaders of Belarus and Ukraine. Therefore, all three statements are correct.

Sources

1. [4] https://history.state.gov/milestones/1989-1992/gulf-war
2. [1] Contemporary World Politics, Textbook in political science for Class XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 1: The End of Bipolarity > TIMELINE OF DISINTEGRATION OF THE SOVIET UNION > p. 6
3. [2] Contemporary World Politics, Textbook in political science for Class XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 1: The End of Bipolarity > LEADERS OF THE SOVIET UNION > p. 7