Name the first country of the Soviet Republic (USSR) to declare its independence.

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NTPC CBT-I (Held On: 13 Jan 2021 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Lithuania.

Key Points

Lithuania:
- Officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in the Baltic region of Europe.
- It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea.
- Lithuania was the first republic to break away from the Soviet Union, by proclaiming the restoration of its pre-war independence.
- On March 11, 1990, Lithuania declared that it was an independent nation, the first of the Soviet republics to do so. Hence, Option 2 is correct.
- Lithuanians insist that their incorporation into the Soviet Union in 1940.

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