International Relations Mixed Practice — MCQs with Answers (Set 5)

Chile was the first South American country to sign a trade agreement with India, in 1956. Diplomatic relations themselves had already begun in 1949, seven years earlier — these are two separate, dated milestones, not the same event.

The correct answer is (b).

India and Chile established diplomatic relations in 1949. The two marked 60 years of ties in 2009 and 70 years in 2019.

1956 is a separate, later milestone. That year Chile became the first South American country to sign a trade agreement with India.

The answer is the United States of America, with whom India established the DTTI to boost defence technology cooperation.

The answer is 2, 3 and 4 only. Statement 1 actually describes traditional inter-state diplomacy, whereas globalization is specifically about transcending territorial boundaries, thinking about shared global risks, and envisioning governance beyond the nation-state.

The answer is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which President Trump withdrew the US from via executive order in January 2017.

The answer is Ayodhya and Janakpur, symbolically linking Ram and Sita’s birthplaces as part of the Ramayana circuit.

The answer is statement 2 only. The 15th ASEAN-India Summit was actually held in 2018 in Singapore, not virtually in March 2022; the EU has indeed been cited as India’s largest regional trading partner in recent years.

The answer is A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2. ASEAN is headquartered in Jakarta, the CIS in Minsk, the EU in Brussels, and OPEC in Vienna.

The answer is the United Arab Emirates. The India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement came into force in 2022.

The answer is Maldives. India has equipped it with a coastal radar surveillance network as part of ongoing maritime security cooperation.

The correct answer is The Executive Council. The OPCW page says the Council consists of 41 Member States elected by the Conference. They rotate every two years. The Conference is made up of all States Parties, each with one vote. The Technical Secretariat is a staff of about 500 people. The Scientific Advisory Board is not one of the three organs. The three organs are the Conference, the Council and the Secretariat.

The correct answer is The National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention (NACWC). NACWC says it was established under the Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000, and is an office in the Cabinet Secretariat. It is India’s national focal point for liaison with the OPCW. PIB’s 2025 release also places NACWC in the Cabinet Secretariat. The Indian Chemical Council is an industry body that works with NACWC. The Permanent Representation is India’s mission to the OPCW.

The answer is USA, Canada and Mexico, the three founding members of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

The answer is Nuclear deterrence. The five Panch Sheel principles cover territorial respect, non-aggression, non-interference, equality, and peaceful coexistence, none involving nuclear strategy.

The answer is Htin Kyaw. He served as President since Aung San Suu Kyi was constitutionally barred from the post and instead led as State Counsellor.

The answer is that it has a separate Maintenance Command, headquartered at Nagpur. The IAF does hold joint exercises with foreign air forces, and Arjan Singh was elevated to the five-star rank of Marshal of the IAF in 2002.

The answer is Mozambique. This MoU aimed to boost pulses production there and secure supply for India’s domestic market.

The answer is 1 and 2 only. Twelve Pacific Rim nations signed the TPP in 2015, representing roughly 40% of global GDP; India was never a member of the agreement.

The answer is Chabahar. India signed the agreement to develop this Iranian port in May 2016, opening a trade route bypassing Pakistan.

The answer is the Missile Technology Control Regime, which India joined in June 2016. Its NSG bid stalled that year, and Wassenaar membership only came in December 2017.

The answer is Bangladesh. Exercise SAMPRITI is a recurring joint military exercise between the Indian and Bangladesh armies.

The answer is Hong Kong. Britain handed it back to China in 1997 under this framework, letting it keep its own economic and legal system.

The answer is the Ordnance Factory Board. Its Gun Carriage Factory at Jabalpur developed the Dhanush howitzer as an upgraded, indigenised version of the Bofors gun.

The answer is Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Budget 2018 announced these two defence industrial corridors to boost domestic defence manufacturing.