International Relations Mixed Practice — MCQs with Answers (Set 3)

Correct because France called the move unacceptable and recalled its ambassadors on 17 September 2021. The cancelled deal was worth about 40 billion dollars.

Correct because the 2023 plan says the United States intends to sell three Virginia-class submarines, pending Congressional approval. It could sell up to two more if needed.

Correct because the March 2023 plan named the SSN-AUKUS. It is based on the next-generation British design and carries technology from all three nations.

Correct because the leaders planned nuclear-powered submarines that carry conventional weapons. Australia remains a non-nuclear weapons state.

UPI-PayNow was launched on 21 February 2023. Singapore is the first nation with which India began cross-border P2P payments.

The MEA brief says ties were elevated during PM Modi’s visit to Singapore in September 2024.

The MEA brief says Singapore became a crown colony and was governed from Kolkata till 1867.

The answer is Ronald Reagan. The US called UNESCO mismanaged and corrupt. Why the others fail: Bush brought the US back in 2003. Trump took it out in 2018. Biden brought it back in 2023. Memory hook: Reagan out, Bush in, Trump out, Biden in.

The answer is they are India’s 43rd World Heritage Site. They are the first cultural site, and the third site overall, from the North-East. Why the others fail: they are cultural, not natural. Kaziranga and Manas are the natural sites. Memory hook: Moidams are 43rd and the first cultural site from the North-East.

The answer is 2023. Members voted 132 for, 10 against and 15 abstentions on 30 June, and the US rejoined in July. Why the others fail: 2003 was the earlier return, under President Bush. 2018 was the second exit. 2011 was the Palestine vote. Memory hook: the US has rejoined twice, in 2003 and 2023.

The answer is to admit Palestine as a full member. The US and Israel then stopped financing UNESCO. Why the others fail: the US was readmitted in 2023. No vote suspended Israel. Memory hook: the 2011 vote started the cash cut.

The answer is 22 per cent, about a fifth of the budget. Why the others fail: 8 per cent is the US share today. 40 per cent is not a US figure for UNESCO. Memory hook: 22 then, 8 now.

The answer is 31 December 2026. Article II(6) of the Constitution says a notice takes effect on 31 December of the following year. Why the others fail: 22 July 2025 is the date of the notice. 31 December 2025 would be the same year as the notice. Memory hook: notice in one year, exit at the end of the next.

Correct because MacBride received half of the 1974 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to secure and develop human rights throughout the world.

Correct because opposition was strong at the Nairobi session in 1976. The realistic step was to keep studying the problem and defer any decision.

Correct because the report argued that imbalance made free flow look like a one-way flow. It asked for a free and balanced flow instead.

Correct because the report said the world received some 80 per cent of its news through these three cities. A few transnational agencies had a near monopoly on international news.

Correct because UNESCO convened the commission in 1977. It delivered its report, Many Voices, One World, in April 1980.

The convention was adopted on 15 May 2009 and entered into force on 26 June 2025.

The ISPS Code sits within SOLAS Chapter XI-2 on special measures to enhance maritime security.

It was adopted on 13 February 2004 and entered into force on 8 September 2017.

The IMO 2020 rule cut the limit from 3.5% to 0.50%. Inside emission control areas the limit is 0.10%.

MARPOL is the main convention on preventing pollution of the marine environment by ships. SOLAS deals with safety of life at sea.

A conference in Geneva adopted the IMO convention in 1948. It entered into force in 1958, and the body first met in 1959.

Resolution 2810 was adopted on 29 December 2025.

It extends CTED until 5 January 2029.

The earlier renewal was Resolution 2617, adopted in December 2021.