International Relations Mixed Practice — MCQs with Answers (Set 20)

The correct answer is Ras Laffan Industrial City. Qatar’s Amir called PM Modi on 23 June 2026. He conveyed condolences over the deaths of Indian nationals in an accident there, on 21 June 2026. PM Modi thanked him, and appreciated Qatar’s prompt medical help for the injured.

India offers Philippine nationals a gratis (fee-free) e-tourist visa, while the Philippines allows Indian tourists visa-free entry for up to 14 days.

India and the Philippines adopted a Plan of Action for 2025-2029, to guide cooperation across sectors following the Strategic Partnership elevation.

The August 2025 state visit elevated India-Philippines ties to a Strategic Partnership, marking 75 years of diplomatic relations.

India and the Philippines signed a $375 million deal for the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in 2022 — India’s first-ever BrahMos export.

India and the Philippines established diplomatic relations in 1949, soon after both nations gained independence.

During PM Modi’s March 2025 visit to Mauritius, India committed to building Mauritius’s new Parliament building as a gift from “the Mother of Democracy.”

PM Modi first announced India’s SAGAR vision (Security and Growth for All in the Region) during a 2015 visit to Mauritius.

The India-Mauritius CECPA, signed on 22 February 2021, was significant as India’s first trade agreement with any African country.

In his June 2026 address to Seychelles’ National Assembly, PM Modi traced India-Seychelles ties back to 5 Indians arriving on the ship Thelemaque in August 1770.

PM Modi’s ‘Guardian of the Blue Horizon’ honour, conferred by Seychelles on 28 June 2026, was significant because it was the first time Seychelles had ever bestowed it.

Total merchandise trade between India and Israel stood at USD 3.93 billion in FY 2025-26, per the PIB release on the second FTA negotiation round.

The second round of negotiations for the proposed India-Israel FTA was held over four days at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi, from 20 to 23 July 2026.

Ministers endorsed a new Sub-Working Group on the BRICS Integrated Early Warning System, for prevention of and response to mass infectious diseases.

The 16th BRICS Health Ministers’ Meeting concluded on 23 July 2026, with ministers unanimously adopting the 16th BRICS Health Ministerial Declaration.

MSDE, through the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), hosted the BRICS-TCA Research Symposium and JMC meeting at Kaushal Bhawan, New Delhi.

PM Modi held a phone call with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who briefed him on developments in West Asia.

Heads adopted a Joint Statement on “Strengthening Cooperation to Promote Fair Competition, including in Renewable Energy Markets.”

The virtual Preparatory Meeting laid the groundwork for the BRICS Women Working Group and Ministerial Meetings subsequently held in Kochi.

PM Modi attended as Guest of Honour at the invitation of President Patrick Herminie, on a day that also marked 50 years of India-Seychelles diplomatic ties.

PM Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to attend Seychelles’ Independence Day celebrations, held during the same visit already covered for its civilian-honour and MoU components.

The six priority areas were adopted in 2011 at the Council of Ministers meeting in Bengaluru, India. IORA’s priority-areas page and the Perth Communique both say so. The two cross-cutting issues came later. Women’s Economic Empowerment was adopted in 2013 and the Blue Economy in 2014, both at meetings in Australia. So the key names the framework IORA uses today, but only the six areas date from India’s term. The Jakarta Concord is a 2017 summit document, not a founding charter.

IORA’s institutional-mechanisms page says the Secretariat has its headquarters in Ebene, Republic of Mauritius. IORA’s milestones page records the premises moving from Vacoas to Ebene in 2009. A website for the 2013 Perth meeting also places the Coordinating Secretariat at Ebene. Perth and Jakarta hosted meetings, not the Secretariat.

The Perth Communique records the 13th Council of Ministers meeting on 1 November 2013. In paragraph 2 the ministers welcome IORA as the new name. IORA’s milestones page also lists the renaming under 2013. The Jakarta Leaders’ Summit came later, in March 2017. The launch of 1997 used the old name.