International Relations Mixed Practice — MCQs with Answers (Set 2)

The King appointed Burnham after meeting him at Buckingham Palace. Starmer first tendered his resignation.

The Star reports the King appointed Burnham on Monday, 20 July 2026, after accepting Starmer’s resignation.

NPR reports Reform swept local elections in May, and Labour lawmakers then began calling for Starmer to go.

He said he would remain caretaker prime minister until the party selected a new leader.

The NPR report is dated 22 June 2026 and describes his speech outside 10 Downing Street that Monday.

Al Jazeera reports that the MoU expired on Monday, 17 August 2026, amid faltering talks. It had been signed by Presidents Pezeshkian and Trump.

Article 6 speaks of a plan with at least USD 300 billion for Iran’s reconstruction and economic development.

Article 5 asks Iran to make arrangements for safe passage of commercial vessels with no charge for 60 days only.

Article 3 says the two sides commit to a final deal in a maximum of 60 days, extendable with mutual consent.

The MoU is dated 17 June 2026. The 8 April date is the earlier ceasefire. The 17 August date is when the 60-day window ended.

Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia leave at the end of 2026. Latvia, Colombia and Bahrain serve through 2027.

Portugal (134 votes) and Austria (131) won the two Western seats. Germany got 104 votes.

The Charter says non-permanent members are elected for two years. The 2027-28 term runs from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2028.

Kyrgyzstan won the Asia-Pacific seat. It joined the UN in 1992 and had never served before.

The US exit ended 75 years of membership. It was part of a withdrawal from 66 bodies.

The Quad is made up of the US, Japan, India and Australia. It has no treaty.

India and Pakistan joined at the Astana summit in June 2017. They had been observers since 2005.

India hosted the next edition in New Delhi in February 2026. It was the first such summit in the Global South.

All four saw military takeovers of power, not Chinese bases. UPSC asked this in 2023.

President Idriss Déby was killed in April 2021. His son took over as head of a military council.

The correct answer is (a).

Khanij Bidesh India Limited is a joint venture of NALCO, Hindustan Copper and MECL. It looks for strategic mineral assets abroad.

The correct answer is (c).

USGS lists lithium resources of 28 million tonnes for Argentina, 23 for Bolivia and 13 for Chile. Chile is the smallest of the three by resources, though it has the largest reserves.

The correct answer is (b).

A PTA cuts tariffs on a fixed list of goods. The CEPA aims to cover more sectors, such as digital services, investment promotion, MSMEs and critical minerals.

The correct answer is (d).

Chile offered concessions on 1,798 tariff lines to India. India offered 1,031 lines to Chile. The original lists were 296 for Chile and 178 for India.

Correct because the partners agreed in April 2022 to work on hypersonic and counter-hypersonic capabilities. They also added electronic warfare and more information sharing.